First Seminar for Chinese Educators Opens at Yad Vashem Today

(October 4, 2010 - Jerusalem) Some twenty Chinese educators are
participating in a 2-week seminar at Yad Vashem's International School for
Holocaust Studies that opens today, October 4, 2010. The first of its kind
seminar brings together participants from China, Hong Kong and Macau, for
in-depth study of the Holocaust and how to teach it in the classroom.

While at Yad Vashem participants will tour the Holocaust History Museum,
Valley of the Communities, and other sites at Yad Vashem, and have the
opportunity to hear from top educators and historians about various topics
related to the Holocaust.

Antisemitism, the 'Final Solution', the Allies and the Holocaust, the
Righteous Among the Nations, the unprecedentedness of the Holocaust, and Yad
Vashem's pedagogical approach to Holocaust education and presentations of
specific educational resources, will be among the issues presented during
the seminar. Participants will also meet Holocaust survivors and tour
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other areas in Israel.

The seminar is sponsored by the Adelson Family Charitable Foundation.

Yad Vashem's International School for Holocaust Studies conducts dozens of
seminars annually for educators from around the world, and produces
educational material in many languages. www.yadvashem.org

Contact: Estee Yaari /Foreign Media Liaison / Yad Vashem / +972 2 644
3412/10 / estee.yaari@yadvashem.org.il

Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, was
established in 1953. Located in Jerusalem, it is dedicated to Holocaust
remembrance, documentation, research and education. www.yadvashem.org