Education about the Holocaust helps young people to understand better how mass violence can be prevented and to reinforce their own role today in deepening mutual understanding and respect in a world changing quickly.” Taking up this challenging subject in a global context provides a way for all to learn how to welcome difference and diversity on the basis of respect and tolerance. We are grateful to the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore as one of the leading educational institutions in Southeast Asia for providing a venue for this discussion to be shared in the region.”ĭr Norbert Riedel, German Ambassador to Singapore, whose country currently holds the chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), adds: “Holocaust education is part of the responsibility that is and will always be of particular significance to Germany as the ‘country of perpetrators’. It is a call to protect and promote the dignity of all, and to build true global citizenship. Studying the history of this genocide means taking responsibility for the future. It carries a universal message for peace and mutual understanding today. Sagi Karni, Ambassador of Israel to Singapore, outlines the starting point of the discussion: “ The Holocaust is a shared heritage of humanity. This tragic episode might seem at first glance to be distant for a young adult studying in Singapore today, but the deep questions surrounding it: why such an event could happen, what its consequences have been, and how to prevent its recurrence, must be reflected upon in order to build a better tomorrow.” To that end, it is imperative, in our view, that the education experience encompasses efforts to foster deeper understanding of events that have shaped the flow of modern history. Liow, Dean of CoHASS at NTU and moderator, explains the relevance of the event: “At the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, NTU, we take seriously our duty to instil values of global civic citizenship in all our students. The Holocaust continues to raise challenging moral questions and thus the study of it serves as an important tool for humanity - that we continue to draw lessons from it even today, 75 years after the war ended. On, 5pm, an educational panel discussion jointly conceived by the embassies of Israel and Germany and hosted by CoHASS, intends to address the lessons learnt from the Holocaust and the relevance of Holocaust education and commemoration in this time and era.
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