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Teaching About the Holocaust and Human Rights: Is Hope Possible?
Sondra Perl, the Senior Program Director of The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights (TOLI), is the featured guest of the Kurt and Tessye Simon Fund for Holocaust Remembrance Kristallnacht Commemoration. This Zoom program was introduced by Rabbi Karen Companez of Temple Beth-El in South Bend, Indiana…
Olga Lengyel
Olga Lengyel reflects on her life before, during, and after the Holocaust…
Teaching with Memorials: A Visit to the Oregon Holocaust Memorial and the Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Experienced educator and co-leader of the TOLI Satellite Seminar in Oregon Rob Hadley guides viewers on a tour of two important historical sites and considers the importance of memorials and museums to teaching difficult histories. Guest speakers and experts provide further insight into how working with artifacts enhances student learning.
The Christian Roots of Antisemitism
In this workshop, Donna Tarney, co-leader of the TOLI Satellite Seminar in North Carolina, offers insight into the Christian roots of antisemitism and demonstrates interactive methods for how classroom teachers can guide their students through this difficult subject.
Hidden Histories, Hidden Stories: A Window into the Incarceration of Japanese Americans
In this workshop Pam Bodnar and Gail Desler, co-leaders of the TOLI Satellite Seminar in California, lead viewers through the painful and complex history of the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States and address how educators can find thoughtful and sensitive ways to teach about this subject.
Assia’s Story. Surviving the Holocaust, Teaching Others not to Hate
At age 12, Assia Raberman’s life was upended by the Holocaust. She lost most of her family and her childhood. But she never lost hope. At 91, she speaks to teachers about the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and against hate.
Teaching the Holocaust in Vilnius, Lithuania
In October, 2019 some 30 teachers from Lithuania took part in a Holocaust education in Lithuania organized by the Olga Lengel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights. In a country where 95 percent of its Jewish population was destroyed in the Holocaust and where there is a reluctance to…
Worlds Apart but Not Strangers: Holocaust and Native American Education
TOLI seminar in Billings, Montana, June 2019, where 30 teachers participated in program on Holocaust education and Native American education.
Teaching the Holocaust in Italy
First TOLI seminar in Italy held in Asti, a center of anti-Nazi resistance.
Irving Roth (2007)
Holocaust survivor Irving Roth recounts his experiences during the Holocaust…