The Swedish National Organization for Holocaust Education works on projects whose aim is to
By discussing individual people’s life stories and experiences from the Holocaust and putting them into a historical context, we highlight the dangers and consequences of Nazism both to society and individuals. The film can also help generate sympathy and empathy for vulnerable people.
It is often only when rational thought interacts with our emotional experiences that we can gain an understanding of the consequences of anti-Semitism and racism, and thus build a long-term approach to these societal scourges. It is through the destinies of individuals that we can understand our collective history.