New York Seminar, June 21-30

Above: Teachers from around the US gather at The Olga Lengyel Memorial Library for our annual NYC seminar [...read more]

Bulgaria Seminar, July 9-13

Above: 30 teachers visit Sofia Synagogue as part of TOLI's eighth annual seminar in Bulgaria. [...read more]

Poland Seminar, June 26-29

Above: Teachers in Poland visit Auschwitz during the TOLI program [...read more]

Lithuania Seminar, June 19-23

Above: Lithuanian teachers visit Ponary Holocaust memorial outside Vilnius during TOLI seminar [...read more]

Sterling, VA Seminar, June 19-23

Above: TOLI board member Arthur Berger leads Virginia teachers on a tour of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum [...read more]

Fresno, CA Seminar, June 19-23

Above: Phil Shigekuni (center), age 89, spoke about his experiences during WWII as one of more than 7,000 Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated at Camp Amache. [...read more]

TOLI TEACHER PROGRAMS 2023: FIFTEEN ACROSS THE US, TEN IN EUROPE

Across the US and Europe, over 600 teachers will take part in TOLI seminars this year, each benefiting from a week of professional development in Holocaust education.

SEMINARS IN THE UNITED STATES

TOLI’S professional development programs for Holocaust and human rights educators will take place in 14 states  along with the national seminar in New York City.

View our regional seminars, and learn more about TOLI’s Programs in the US.

SEMINARS IN EUROPE

TOLI has expanded its network of European programs to ten countries, with Spain joining this year.  There will also be an international conference of European Holocaust educators in Valencia in December.

View our existing European seminar locations.

TOLI in the News

EdWeek: Teaching the Holocaust Is Daunting—But Critical

Read TOLI Executive Director Deborah Lauter’s Op-Ed, “Teaching the Holocaust is Daunting–But Critical” that appeared in the national publication,  Education Week,  in conjunction with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27. […continue]

RNS: Teaching teachers about the Holocaust and its lessons for democracy today

The Olga Lengyel Institute trains schoolteachers to view the Holocaust as a prism for understanding social injustice, bigotry and hatred. Read more in Religion News Service>>

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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.