Teachers Convene for Seminar on Jewish, Indigenous, and Asian-American Experiences

"Lessons From the Past: Understanding the Holocaust and Human Rights" took place in Portland, Oregon. [...read more]

Teachers at TOLI's First Seminar in Budapest Visit the Pava Synagogue and Holocaust Memorial Center

TOLI has expanded its reach to 14 European countries, including Hungary. [...read more]

Seminar for Catholic School Educators Piloted in California

TOLI piloted "We Remember," a seminar specifically tailored for Catholic school educators. Eighteen teachers from across the US attended the program at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland. [...read more]

2024 TOLI Seminars Take Place in 9 US States and 13 European Countries

TOLI seminars have been taking place in 9 US states, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. [...read more]

TOLI Leaders Convene for Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia

Every year, TOLI Leaders (teachers who have attended TOLI seminars and now lead Holocaust education in their own cities) gather for TOLI’s Leadership Institute Conference. [...read more]

To Fight Antisemitism, Improve Holocaust Education

TOLI Executive Director, Deborah Lauter: Broad philanthropic support for combating antisemitism must include greater investment in teaching about the Holocaust. [...read more]

Watch "Days of Remembrance: The Kindertransport"

The Kindertransport saved the lives of Alice (right) and approximately 10,000 other youths during the Holocaust. [...read more]

24 teacher programs are taking place this summer in the US and Europe.

In 2024, TOLI is conducting 24 programs for teachers in the US and Europe. As a result, hundreds of teachers are joining our global network of educators committed to gaining the knowledge and skills to teach the Holocaust and its lessons for today’s students. In the US, TOLI regional seminars are taking place in 10 cities across the country. In Europe, four new countries have joined the 10 that have been running, thanks to a generous grant from the Claims Conference.

SEMINARS IN THE UNITED STATES

TOLI regional seminar leaders from across the US gathered in Atlanta in June for a five-day conference to gain new knowledge, examine best practices, and strengthen personal connections with colleagues in the field of Holocaust education and human rights. The conference provided an opportunity to honor our Senior Director of US Programs, Sondra Perl, as she retires this year. Dr. Perl has created and led TOLI’s domestic programs since 2006 and has had an enormous impact on teachers and Holocaust education. Regional seminars this summer have taken place in California, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia/DC, and Wisconsin. Each four- or five- day program focused on the Holocaust and local histories of racism, as well as issues pertaining to genocide and human rights.

Learn more about TOLI’s US programs here.

SEMINARS IN EUROPE

We have expanded our reach in Europe to four new countries – Albania, Georgia, Hungary, and Slovakia – thanks to a generous grant from the Claims Conference. Together with annual programs in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Ukraine, TOLI has become a leading provider of Holocaust education for teachers in Europe. Our programs inspire teachers to develop local projects with their students, work together with the local Jewish communities, visit Holocaust-related sites, and find creative ways to promote social justice. All programs focus on the history and contemporary danger of antisemitism, which has reached the most alarming levels since the Holocaust. In addition, TOLI teachers from over 10 countries took part in our annual program for experienced Holocaust educators, this year in Croatia. This international seminar enabled teachers to learn from each other and build transnational programs, some of them with schools and students who are the beneficiaries of TOLI Impact Grants.

Learn more about TOLI’s international programs here.

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TOLI in the News

”Never Again’ Starts in the Classroom’: Inside the Holocaust Education Seminar in NoVa – Washington Jewish Week

The seminar, “Bringing Human Rights Into the Classroom Through Exploration of the Holocaust and Local Histories of Racial Injustice,” hosted by The Olga Lengyel Institute, invites educators to learn best […continue]

Happenings, comings & goings, honors and philanthropy — The Jewish News of Northern California, July 2024

Twenty teachers from Catholic schools around the country were in Oakland this month for a seminar on the history of Jewish-church relations and teaching the Holocaust. “We Remember: Exploring the […continue]

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Impact Grants

Students in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria, remember Holocaust survivors and rescuers with a poster exhibition at their school. A project supported by TOLI impact grants.

Students in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria, remember Holocaust survivors and rescuers with a poster exhibition at their school. A project supported by TOLI impact grants.

TOLI EUROPEAN GRANTS REACH 47,000 STUDENTS

Since 2016, TOLI has provided impact grants to teachers who have participated in our seminars to support their classroom projects. The grants reached over 47,000 students , nearly 10,000 in eight countries last year. These grants help students learn about the Holocaust, human rights, and communities where almost all the Jewish population  was destroyed by the Nazis and their local collaborators.

The grants, ranging from $250-$500, support research, field trips, and multimedia projects.