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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think I've been talking about it in an age-appropriate way for a long time, since he started learning about slavery in school (so he could understand the larger context).  So maybe 5 or 6 years old?  But the disturbing images and facts, I'm not sure.  I don't think at 10 he is mature enough for that, maybe more like 12 or 13 to visit the Holocaust Museum.  My SIL who is African American was OK with her kids going to the bottom level of the African American History Museum at 8-9, which seems somewhat comparable.  But I think [b]the Holocause Museum may be more graphic[/b]? [/quote]

I am not Jewish and couldn't do the Holocaust museum in one dose -- its very realistic and so troubling.[/quote]
The US Holocaust Museum has an exhibit designed for kids called Daniel's Story that handles the details of the Holocaust in an age-appropriate way for kids, designed for 4th grade and up. I wouldn't take a 7-year-old through the main exhibits - there are some pretty graphic parts that they may not be ready for. Generally, Holocaust Education is taught in schools in 6th grade (when it's taught at all - separate problem). Obviously, individual families choose to introduce it differently given their own family situation, the "readiness" of their child(ren), and the parents' comfort with the subject.[/quote]

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