This for me is one the most important reasons for young people to learn about the Holocaust. However, what do we really mean when we say this? Is this what students really learn when they study the Holocaust? And what connections do they make between the Holocaust and contemporary Jewish identity?
My interest in the Holocaust came through two different converging journeys. My first was personal. I married a Jewish man and integrated into his family. I never converted but I gained an even deeper understanding of the everlasting relevance of the Holocaust on modern Jewish identity.