Category Archives: Announcements
Newsday- UN to mark 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
“We believe that education is the most important thing to prevent these types of holocausts in the future,” said Mark Berez of Dix Hills, who serves as president of The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights in Manhattan, referring to mass slaughters in places such as Sudan and Syria, which occurred since […continue]
Read MoreHOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND ANTI-SEMITISM
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND ANTI-SEMITISM By David Field and Mark Berez As we approach the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the timing of this important event coincides with an unprecedented escalation of anti-Semitism. From Pittsburgh to Paris, the killing of Jews in their synagogues and homes, within living memory of the Holocaust, […continue]
Read MoreJapanese Rescuer Sugihara Remembered in Vilnius
From October 27-31 in Vilnius, Lithuania, TOLI conducted an intensive seminar for teachers in a country where over 240,000 Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Joining with local partners, the International Commission for the Evaluation of the Crimes of the Nazi and Soviet Occupation Regimes in Lithuania, the Lithuanian Jewish Community, and the Vilna Gaon […continue]
Read More“A Multi-Generational Approach to Holocaust and Social Justice Education” Milwaukee (Fox Point), Wisconsin
“A Multi-Generational Approach to Holocaust and Social Justice Education,” TOLI’s Milwaukee (Fox Point), Wisconsin seminar, took place July 28-Aug 2, 2019. The cohort spent time learning about the rise of antisemitism in Nazi Germany and the current state of anti-Semitism. Educators met with Rabbi Ron Shapiro, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Shalom, to learn about the […continue]
Read MoreDrawing On History: Interpreting Graphic Texts In Holocaust And Human Rights Education Charlotte, North Carolina
The Olga Lengyel Institute For Holocaust Studies and Human Rights (TOLI) 2019 Charlotte, North Carolina TOLI Summer Satellite Seminar has begun. Taking place from July 7- July 13, this seminar brings together teachers from across the Carolinas who are looking to deepen their practice of teaching the Holocaust and/or other genocides. The seminar focuses on graphic […continue]
Read More2019 New York City Summer Seminar
On a warm Sunday evening in June, 26 teachers from across the country gathered at the Olga Lengyel Institute for the first time. TOLI’s 2019 summer seminar began with a short reception—an opportunity to create connections that would be built upon over the next 11 days. During this time the teachers shared their identities, forged […continue]
Read MoreSara Mostysser, A “Succeeder” Not Only A Survivor
Benefactor of Poland Seminar Describes her life as “Miracle” The story of Sara Mostysser, who lost her parents, sister, grandparents and other relatives during the Holocaust and went on, together with her late husband, Harry, to create a large family and successful business in the US, is not one of survival. It’s too minimal a […continue]
Read MorePoland Seminar: From Warsaw To Krakow And Auschwitz
32 Teachers heard testimony from Holocaust survivors, Confronting anti-Semitism The second annual Poland seminar opened in Warsaw, hosted by the Museum of the History of Poland’s Jews (TOLI partner), and continued to Krakow, from where participants visited Auschwitz and concluded with the Jewish heritage festival. Thirty-two teachers from throughout Poland attended the program, along […continue]
Read MoreAnnouncing 2019 TOLI Seminars
In 2019 TOLI has scheduled seminars in ten U.S. cities and eight European countries. In addition, TOLI’s flagship New York City seminar will be held June 16-27th. Teachers will be receiving professional training by TOLI, focusing on the Holocaust and its lessons for today. United States: Salisbury, Maryland – POSTPONED until 2020 Amherst, Massachusetts – July 15-20 […continue]
Read MoreThe Memorial Library Conducts a First Comprehensive Assessment of Its Nationwide Seminars
Every year, the Memorial Library surveys participants at the conclusion of the Summer Seminar, asking them to evaluate their experience through a personal and a professional lens. But for the first time in its history, the Library has conducted a comprehensive assessment of all of its nationwide seminars since their inception. The timing was right. […continue]
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