Michael Gove backs Holocaust study aid for schools - The Jewish Chronicle

Education Secretary Michael Gove has welcomed a new online tool for Holocaust education in schools, stressing the need for a permanent resource to keep survivors' memories alive.

At the Westminster launch of the London Jewish Cultural Centre's The Holocaust Explained, Mr Gove told the JC: "It's incredibly important that the next generation keeps learning about the horrors of that time. This resource particularly ensures that the documents that tell the story of the Holocaust and the testimony of those directly affected will always be there, indelible. And as time passes, the lessons won't fade.

"Undoubtedly there are still children in our schools who are ignorant of the Holocaust," he acknowledged. "Even though we have a good curriculum and fantastic teachers, inevitably knowledge of the past becomes more patchy.

"We have all seen different ways that some people, in Eastern Europe, for example, are inciting hatred and sometimes try to dismantle the memory of the Holocaust. We constantly need to ensure the next generation are aware."