Category Archives: 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 practices for teaching the Holocaust, antisemitism and other human rights issues in the United States.
Read MoreHappenings, 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 Holocaust and Antisemitism,” held July 17-20, was sponsored by the Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights, a New York-based organization that provides […continue]
Read MoreHolocaust Educators Convene in Atlanta
The teachers – middle, high school, and college educators – were brought together by The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights.
Read MoreOp-Ed: 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 MoreOp-Ed: Challenging the misguided Holocaust-Gaza comparisons
Accusing Israel of ‘genocide’ for going into Gaza and taking proactive steps to eliminate those who slaughtered their families, not only debases the term, but also fuels surge in antisemitism worldwide
Read MoreAs nationalism rises in Serbia, a Holocaust education seminar for teachers gets more popular
We are pleased to share with you this article in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) news service about the TOLI seminar in Serbia, the impact it has had on teachers, and the importance of our Holocaust programs in Eastern Europe.
Read MoreEdWeek: 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. Read more in Education Week>>
Read MoreRNS: 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>>
Read MoreTOLI-Supported Project Wins International Discovery Award
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes honored a Nebraska high school student with the 2022 International Discovery Award for a TOLI-supported project. Gracie Conrad, a junior at Loup County High School won the award for her film documenting Betty Goudsmit-Oudkerk, an unsung hero from the Holocaust. Conrad’s teacher Meagan McNeil Heilberg, participated in the […continue]
Read MoreYear-End Reflection from TOLI Executive Director, Deborah Lauter
I first learned about the Holocaust in my ninth grade world history class in Sacramento. My teacher put a picture of Hitler up on a screen, pointed at me and said, “You’re a Jew. Tell the class about the Holocaust.” You can imagine my humiliation at being singled out in that way—compounded with the fact that […continue]
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