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Taking a different approach to the Holocaust’s lessons

Survivors’ grandchildren balance history, social settings

By James H. Burnett III

 |  Globe Staff  

  November 14, 2011

Boston 3G, short for “third generation after the Holocaust,’’ is made up of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, and for two and a half years they have gathered to talk about the Holocaust and discuss ways to teach younger generations about it. But there is no gloomy atmosphere at 3G events, which have been held at cocktail bars, bookstores, and art galleries. The topic that brought them together is somber, but members say somber doesn’t mean they can’t have fun and enjoy each other’s company while teaching history.

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