Still , education about the Holocaust and human rights education are two distinct fields . How educators can create the space for students to examine the history in a manner that respects the tenets of each field requires some thought . A number of organizations have considered these points of intersection , including the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights ( FRA ) , in partnership with Yad Vashem , and the German Foundation “ Remembrance , Responsibility and Future ” ( EVZ ) . Thoughtfully integrating examination of the Holocaust into a human rights framework can be an important dimension of education that promotes critical thinking about the roles and responsibilities of members of society and their leaders in the context of human rights . Educating about the Holocaust is primarily a duty for European countries , in which considerable segments of societies either collaborated with Nazi Germany or stood by . After an initial period of silence and/or minimization , many countries have developed an understanding of the need to educate about the Holocaust and the obligation to investigate and face their national past . Nevertheless , national , professional or individual responsibilities remain heavily debated within and among countries where the Holocaust took place . Even more than 70 years after the events , a self-critical vision of history that accounts for the range of responsibilities in the murder of Jews and other groups such as the Roma and Poles has yet to emerge in many places . Nationalistic ideologies continue to influence the ways in which history is remembered and taught
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