Epilogue

Abstract

Content about the Holocaust is now firmly embedded in the American curriculum. Nearly every major city has some kind of Holocaust museum that creates and distributes educational materials. For more than a decade, the USHMM has trained hundreds of teachers through its summer internships and teacher workshops, and over the years the Facing History and Ourselves Foundation has trained thousands of teachers and distributed educational materials to many more. In addition teacher guides and educational materials are often created to accompany Holocaust commemorative and popular events—most recently the 2005 PBS documentary on Auschwitz.¹ The research presented in chapter seven demonstrates that the Holocaust is being taught in a number of creative contexts and through a diverse range of approaches throughout the country. In addition textbooks cover more material about the Holocaust than ever before, and those states with history standards often list the Holocaust specifically. The Holocaust as a topic in American schools is healthy.