NOVANEWS
Israel Hayom
A delegation of South Korean educators began a 12-day seminar on Sunday at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial’s educational facility.
The group of some 20 teachers, principals and administrators came out of their interest in the Holocaust, the Jewish people and the State of Israel.
A statement released by Yad Vashem on the program said its participants “will attend lectures and discussions on Holocaust history and pedagogy, meet with Holocaust survivors and hear their testimonies, experience extensive, in-depth tours of the campus and have the opportunity to partake in classes taught by top educators and historians about various topics related to the Holocaust.”
“Over the past few years, we have seen a growing interest in the Holocaust around the world, including in countries geographically far from the events themselves,” Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev said in a statement. “The seminar for educators from South Korea joins others we have held recently for Asian educators from China and India. I welcome the increasing significance of Holocaust education in Korea, and am pleased to be able to host the first group of Korean educators at our school.”
Yad Vashem’s educational facility holds annual seminars in more than 20 different languages. It was founded in 1993 and is considered a world leader in Holocaust education.
