
31 states don't require schools to teach about the Holocaust. Some laws are changing that
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Comments by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others cheapen the horrific magnitude of the genocide of 6 million Jews, say historians and advocacy groups who believe more education is needed.
"The Holocaust was a unique event in human history, encompassing evils so great it is nearly indescribable," said Amy Lutz, a spokesperson for the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. "Contemporary comparisons to the Holocaust as a whole are inappropriate and should have no place in our public discourse." Last week, Greene compared House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to continue to require members of the House to wear masks on the chamber floor to steps Nazis took to control the Jewish population during the Holocaust. Her comments were swiftly condemned.More Related News

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