The Process of the Universalization of Holocaust Education: Problems and Challenges

This article discusses the process of the universalization of Holocaust
education and sets its conceptual and educational framework, highlighting its
pedagogical challenges and hazards. It explores the phenomenon of the universalization
of Holocaust education as a means to combat racism and to analyze how a
particularistic educational issue has become the subject of global, universalistic
concern. Through reviewing current literature, it argues that the complexity of this
approach needs to be considered, particularly with the increasing violence and
xenophobia in the world. Drawing on the paradigm of the Holocaust, this universal
approach to anti-racist education to promote peace and harmony globally within
civil society has been promoted as a way of countering prejudice. However, there
are pitfalls to seeking universal lessons from a particularistic event. These challenges
can be addressed to advance anti-racist education using the Holocaust as a
case study and thus developing a reflective culture of remembrance.