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Holocaust Remembrance in the Age of Social Media
Join us for a transatlantic panel-discussion about the threats social media poses for remembering the Holocaust and how to overcome them. Jane Harman, President of the Wilson Center, will provide introductory remarks.
Overview
The question of how to engage younger audiences on the lessons of the Holocaust becomes more relevant each year as there are fewer and fewer survivors. Adding to the challenge is a social media environment rampant with antisemitism, hate, and disinformation. How can educators best use the online space to remember the Holocaust and commemorate its victims? What are the steps that social media companies need to take to promote constructive dialogue about the lessons of history? What role does society at large play in making sure that the words “Never again” continue to have meaning – online and offline?
Join us for a transatlantic panel discussion on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021. We will discuss the challenges social media poses for remembering the Holocaust and how to address them. Jane Harman, CEO and President of the Wilson Center, will provide introductory remarks.
Send a question to our panelists by email at gep@wilsoncenter.org or tweet us @WilsonCenterGEP.
Speakers
Hosted By
Global Europe Program
The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe’s capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe’s relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include “Ukraine in Europe” – an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine’s European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe’s energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program’s staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more
History and Public Policy Program
The History and Public Policy Program makes public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, facilitates scholarship based on those records, and uses these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs. Read more
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