With reports of antisemitism and other forms of bigotry on the rise, New York State's top education officials on Monday unveiled a new curriculum aimed at teaching students about the Holocaust and other mass murders.

The educational materials, called, "Teaching the Holocaust and Other Genocides," were introduced at a meeting in Albany of the state Board of Regents, which oversees New York’s educational institutions. The new resources will be optional for educators.

New York public schools are already required by law to teach about the Holocaust , but lesson plans vary from district to district, ranging from reading excerpts of the play "The Diary of Anne Frank" to visiting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., according to a 2022 survey . The survey also fo

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