Category Archives: Press Releases
Teachers take part in NC Holocaust Seminar as Extremism, Hatred Surge in US
On July 11-16, educators from the Carolinas will gather in Charlotte, for a program on teaching the Holocaust and viewing other atrocities through its prism. The seminar takes place as extremism and attacks on minorities have reached alarming levels in the US. The seminar, Defying the “Single Story”: Resistance, Holocaust, and Human Rights in the […continue]
Read MoreCalifornia program for educators on Holocaust and other atrocities, July 8-29
Virtual event taking place as extremism and hate crimes surge across America Sixteen educators from four different states, along with dynamic speakers and presenters from across the nation, will gather on July 8-29 for a virtual program on teaching the Holocaust and human rights. The seminar takes place when attacks on Jews and other minorities […continue]
Read MoreProgram focuses on the history of racial injustice in Virginia
June 21-25, seventeen educators from Virginia and Maryland will gather virtually, with in-person field trips to DC and Leesburg, VA, for a program on teaching the Holocaust. The seminar takes place when extremism and attacks on minorities have reached alarming levels in the US. The seminar, Bringing Human Rights into the Classroom through Exploration of […continue]
Read MoreEducators Gather in Tulsa to Study Holocaust, Human Rights, and the Tulsa Race Massacre
Educators from Oklahoma will gather in Tulsa, June 21-25, for a program Social Justice Lessons in the Heartland: Exploring the Holocaust and Human Rights in Oklahoma’s History. The seminar will explore the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and provide strategies to teach Oklahoma history through social justice. The seminar, sponsored and organized by the Olga Lengyel […continue]
Read MoreTeachers Join Summer Programs to Confront Surge of Hate
With extremism and hate crimes unprecedentedly high across the US, many teachers are availing themselves of TOLI Holocaust education programs this summer as a lens through which to address the causes and consequences of intolerance. “History, specifically the Holocaust, has taught us what happens when good people stand by and do nothing. This generation is […continue]
Read MoreEDUCATORS GATHER IN BILLINGS FOR HOLOCAUST PROGRAM
Nineteen educators from Montana, Oregon, and Wisconsin will gather in Billings, June 13-19, for a program on teaching the Holocaust. The seminar takes place when extremism and attacks on minorities have reached alarming levels in the US. The seminar, Worlds Apart but not Strangers: Holocaust Education and Indian Education for All, focuses upon the impact […continue]
Read MoreHolocaust Seminar Underway in Arizona as Antisemitism Surges in US
Ten educators from Arizona will gather virtually this week and next for a Holocaust education program. The seminar takes place when anti-Semitic attacks in the US have reached an unprecedented high level. Earlier this month, a synagogue was desecrated with swastikas in Tucson, while in other parts of the US, several violent attacks against Jews […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 MoreTOLI Seminars in 2018: 13 US Cities, 7 European Countries, Bringing Lessons of Holocaust to Classroom and Communities
Over 500 teachers will attend professional development seminars in the US and Europe during the next four months, learning about the Holocaust, bringing its lessons to their classrooms and communities to confront rising intolerance and extremism. The seminars, 20 altogether, range from Billings, Montana to Warsaw, Poland. They are sponsored and organized by the Olga […continue]
Read MoreAT TOLI, REP. MALONEY PRESENTS BILL TO FUND HOLOCAUST EDUCATION
At the Olga Lengyel Institute (TOLI), Rep. Carolyn Maloney announced the Never Again Education Act, which she introduced to Congress. The bill would enable funding for Holocaust education programs around the country. Press release by the Office of Representative Carolyn B. Maloney. During Holocaust Remembrance Week, Rep. Maloney Announces Bipartisan Legislation on Holocaust Education NEW […continue]
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