Lessons of the Holocaust
To be present where so many are now absent offers students a profound insight into the realities of history, argues Tom Jackson.
In the editorial of the October edition of History Today Paul Lay raised two questions regarding site visits to locations relating to the Holocaust: what is the value and what is learned? Lay referenced Catherine Bennett’s piece in the Observer, published in August, which highlighted the context in which an individual or group visits a site of genocide. These important questions are the sine qua non of the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Lessons from Auschwitz (LFA) project referred to in both articles.
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