Category Archives: Press Releases
New York’s former hate crimes czar has a new mission: teaching the Holocaust
Three years after her appointment as the head of the brand-new office, Lauter stepped down in March to take a new job as executive director of the Olga Lengyel Instute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights, or TOLI, a New York-based nonprofit that promotes Holocaust education. Read more in the JTA>>
Read MoreNew Mexico Jewish News Mentions TOLI
This June, a group of 14 teachers from around the state met for a week-long seminar, Teaching the Holocaust for Social Justice. This was the 9th year for the seminar, which is sponsored by the Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies, headquartered in New York, and which conducts Holocaust education programs for teachers throughout the […continue]
Read MoreDetroit Jewish News: Understanding Jewish Philanthropy
Samantha Caminker, a sophomore at Frankel Jewish Academy, writes how she presented $5,000 in grant money to two nonprofits as part of the Morris J. & Betty Kaplun Foundation Youth Board. Read more in the Detroit Jewish News>>
Read MoreEducators from Across US Gather in NY for Program on Holocaust Education at Time of Rising Extremism
New York City, NY – 20 educators from 15 US states along with two teachers from the EU are now in New York City for an advanced program on teaching Holocaust history and human rights from July 5-16. The seminar takes place at a time when hate crimes and extremism are on the rise, and […continue]
Read MoreEducators Meet in Charlotte to Teach Holocaust Education and Human Rights
Charlotte, NC – On July 24-29, educators from across North Carolina are taking part in a program in Charlotte to support teaching the Holocaust and and human rights. Titled “Defying the ‘Single Story’: Resistance, Holocaust, and Human Rights in the Classroom, the seminar takes place at a time when extremism and hate crimes against minorities […continue]
Read MoreFox Point, Wisconsin Teachers Explore Holocaust and Human Rights Education
At a time of rising extremism, Wisconsin educators are convening through an international human rights and Holocaust education program On July 10-15, educators from across Wisconsin, Illinois and Texas are gathering for a seminar on teaching the Holocaust and the danger of intolerance. The seminar takes place as hate crimes in Wisconsin have increased dramatically […continue]
Read MoreMINNESOTA TEACHERS’ EVENT WILL EXPLORE HOLOCAUST AND NATIVE AMERICAN PERSECUTION
At a time of rising extremism, educators are convening for an international human rights and Holocaust education program On July 10-16, educators from across Minnesota are gathering for a five-day seminar focused on lessons from the Holocaust and the Dakota Exile. The program takes place at a time when hate crimes and extremism are on […continue]
Read MoreEducators from Across US Gather in NY for Program on Holocaust Education, Human Rights at Time of Rising Extremism
20 educators from 15 US states along with two teachers from the EU are now in New York City for an advanced program on teaching Holocaust history and human rights from July 5-16. The seminar takes place at a time when hate crimes and extremism are on the rise, and while social justice and human […continue]
Read MoreISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO POLAND SPEAKS TO EDUCATORS EXPLORING HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AMID WAR AND REFUGEE CRISIS
War and emerging refugee crisis in Ukraine paints a backdrop for educators’ seminar on human rights and genocide in Krakow and Warsaw The Ambassador of Israel to Poland, H.E. Yacov Livne, joins 30 educators from across Poland in Krakow and Warsaw from July 4-8 for a seminar designed to develop awareness of historical and current […continue]
Read MoreAUTHOR OF BOOK ABOUT “HERO” LITHUANIAN GRANDFATHER WHO WAS NAZI WAR CRIMINAL TO SPEAK IN VILNIUS HOLOCAUST PROGRAM
An American writer whose book about her grandfather’s Nazi wartime collaboration with Nazism set off a controversy in Lithuania, will speak at a Holocaust program in Vilnius, June 27-July 1. Silvia Foti, author of “The Nazi’s Granddaughter, How I Learned My Grandfather Was a War Criminal”, set out to write a book about Jonas Noreika, […continue]
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