Jordanna Gessler

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Jul 18, 2018, 1:59 AM

Syria, the Holocaust, and the definition of genocide

Illustrative. This undated file image posted on a militant website on January 14, 2014, shows fighters from the al-Qaeda linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) marching in Syria. (AP)

If the Holocaust is the prototype, then we miss the lessons of all other genocides, including how to prevent them

Jan 26, 2018, 4:59 PM

Why Holocaust studies matter

Illustrative: A Holocaust survivor shows her number tattoo. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images via JTA)

Education helps prevent the hate, discrimination, and prejudices that led to the worst human history

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About Me

Jordanna Gessler is Director of Education at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust and an alum of the University of Haifa’s Weiss-Livnat International MA Program in Holocaust Studies.