BC Commits to Mandatory Holocaust Education for Grade 10 Students

BC Commits to Mandatory Holocaust Education for Grade 10 Students
British Columbia Premier David Eby speaks during a press conference in the rotunda at the legislature in Victoria, on Oct. 16, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
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British Columbia has plans to make Holocaust education mandatory for high school students with additions to Grade 10 curriculum coming in 2025.

It has been a “frightening time” for the Jewish community after deadly terrorists attacks by Hamas militants in Israel earlier this month, Premier David Eby told an audience at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver on Oct. 30.