For those who survived the Holocaust or had family members who suffered, the atrocities are seared into their memories. Ensuring no one ever forgets is at the heart of numerous courses and programs being offered at local school districts.

Last month, the Masconomet Regional School District, in collaboration with Salem State University’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, hosted “Evidence and Artifact: Documenting the Holocaust Through Images,” an exhibit by artist Richard Wiesel. Funded by a state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education grant, the exhibit was an extension of the interdisciplinary Holocaust curriculum incorporated into the district’s English and history classes, said Eva Urban Hughes, Masconomet’s Social Studies department head.

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