The Olga Lengyel Institute (TOLI) provides professional development seminars for educators in the US and abroad that link the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides to current world events, working with teachers to promote a human rights and social justice agenda in their classrooms.
Deborah Lauter Named TOLI Executive Director
TOLI NAMES DEBORAH LAUTER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Deborah Lauter, leading civil and human rights activist, has been named Executive Director of The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights (TOLI). Ms. Lauter brings a distinguished career in nonprofit and government service. In 2019, she was appointed to create and lead the New York City Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes, [...continue]Mini-Grants
Graduates of TOLI Summer Seminars are eligible to apply for mini-grants to support projects in their classrooms, their schools, and their communities. Grants are awarded to support a wide variety of classroom work, visits by Holocaust survivors, field trips to Holocaust centers and other relevant sites, and extended programming and community outreach that bring Holocaust and social justice education to wider audiences.
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In the US, eight seminars took place in 2022 across the country. The seminars are professional development programs for educators to teach the Holocaust and, through that lens, view the onset historical atrocities and the dangers of extremism and intolerance.
Satellite Locations
- Fresno, California
- Amherst, Massachusetts
- St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Billings, Montana
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Sterling, Virginia
- Fox Point, Wisconsin
International Programs
In Europe, TOLI programs take place this year in ten countries, mainly in Eastern Europe where almost all of the Jewish communities were destroyed in the Holocaust. Over 1,500 educators have participated in TOLI seminars, titled “Learning from the Past, Acting for the Future.”