Specific challenges for memory and for teaching and learning about the Holocaust in Switzerland

Due to the persistent myths cultivated in neutral countries - focusing on brave resistance and the rescue of the Jewish refugees - part of the general public consider teaching and learning about the Holocaust to be less relevant in neutral countries than in countries which were occupied or which took active part in committing crimes. These countries have to deal with the ambiguity of perception, denial and divided memories. The educational approaches developed might well contribute to the development of educational perspectives in other regions of the world