"Tackling anti-Semitism through education", with this theme the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) organized, in collaboration with UNESCO, an online conference on 26 & 27.4.21, for educators, policy makers, representatives of Jewish communities and social actors.
Participants discussed the use of OSCE / ODIHR and UNESCO publications Addressing Anti-Semitism though Education. Guidelines for Policymakers (2018) and Addressing Anti-Semitism in Schools: Training Curricula (2020). These are two valuable and useful tools for creating effective educational programs, but also for training teachers themselves in handling and dealing with anti-Semitism in the classroom.
Conspiracy theories, disinformation, and fake news—phenomena that have resurfaced during the pandemic, spreading old and new anti-Jewish slanders—have sounded the alarm about the dangers of anti-Semitism, and demonstrated once again the importance of the role of educators and of education in the formation of critical thinking of the new generation.
The online conference was attended on behalf of KISE by Dr. Leon Saltiel and on behalf of EME dr. Alexandra Patrikou and dr. Maria Vasilikou.
Read more about the releases at the links below:
TACKLING ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE CLASSROOM - BOOKS FOR TEACHERS by ODIHR & UNESCO
OSCE – ODIHR: USEFUL TEACHING AIDS FOR TEACHERS FOR EXPLAINING ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE CLASSROOM