Dr. Lauren A. Bairnsfather , Chief Executive Officer of Anne Frank Center USA, is quoted in this Politico article detailing Arizona’s educational battle against antisemitism.
Other leading educators say they, too, are confronting the realization that the old narratives aren’t getting through.
“We taught about historic antisemitism, to some extent. Not about its manifestations now,” Lauren Apter Bairnsfather, CEO of the Anne Frank Center USA, which is dedicated to preserving the life and legacy of the most famous child victim of the Holocaust, told me. “So you have a lot of confusion among young people and teachers and the people that young people are coming to for answers. I know that our educators really need support.”
