Op-Ed: To Fight Antisemitism, Improve Holocaust Education
July 15, 2024
TOLI Executive Director, Deborah Lauter: Broad philanthropic support for combating antisemitism must include greater investment in teaching about the Holocaust.
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Op-Ed: Challenging the misguided Holocaust-Gaza comparisons
November 27, 2023
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…NOV. 9: CONFRONTING HOLOCAUST DISTORTION: ISRAEL WAR AGAINST HAMAS IS NOT GENOCIDE
November 9, 2023
A month after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, there is a moral inversion of history taking place. Israel is being accused of genocide by protesters, human rights activists, and various media in response to its military campaign against the Hamas regime in Gaza. Not only is it…OCT. 9: Statement by TOLI on the Hamas Terrorist Attacks in Israel
October 9, 2023
We are shocked and heartbroken over the senseless killings and hostage-taking of innocent Israelis by Hamas terrorists from Gaza. These organized attacks, with over 900 Israelis murdered, thousands injured and dozens kidnapped – among them children and elderly Holocaust survivors – is the worst crime against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. As…As nationalism rises in Serbia, a Holocaust education seminar for teachers gets more popular
October 6, 2023
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.
Greece the First of Ten European Countries to Host TOLI Program in 2023
March 28, 2023
Pictured above: Assia Raberman, 94, with students in Athens, Greece, where she spoke about her experiences as a child during the Holocaust in Poland. The students created a project for their school on Holocaust and Humanity, one of 200 projects sponsored by TOLI. TOLI teacher programs for…Learning from the Past, Acting for the Future
January 30, 2023
We are happy to share with you our brand new Handbook – Learning from the Past, Acting for the Future, describing TOLI interdisciplinary approach, based on the experience of working in 10 European countries, over the last 10 years. In this handbook, teachers can find: a rationale for an…EdWeek: Teaching the Holocaust Is Daunting—But Critical
January 29, 2023
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>>…Teaching the Holocaust Today: Remembering the Past, Acting in the Present
January 27, 2023
Jennifer Lemberg is associate director of U.S. Programs at The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights. Alexander Pope IV is an associate professor in the Department of Secondary and Physical Education and director of the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Salisbury University. They are the editors…RNS: Teaching teachers about the Holocaust and its lessons for democracy today
January 7, 2023
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>>…