Hungary

Hungary

Educators from across Hungary gathered in Budapest for our “Learning from the Past – Acting for the Future: Teaching about the Holocaust and Human Rights” seminar, presented in partnership with the Zachor Foundation for Social Remembrance, with assistance from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, and supported by the German Federal Ministry of Finance.

Throughout the week, participants explored the history of Jewish life in Hungary with Ágnes Kelemen (University of Jewish Studies in Budapest), examined past and present antisemitism with Oana Nestian-Sandu and Harry Wall (TOLI), and considered approaches to teaching an integrated history of the Holocaust with historian Wolf Kaiser. At the Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest, István Ádám and András Zima guided participants through the museum’s permanent exhibition and the “Narratives of the Roma Holocaust” exhibition, deepening their understanding of the Holocaust in Hungary.

Additional sessions explored anti-Roma prejudice with expert Gábor Bernáth, women and the Holocaust with Professor Andrea Pető (Central European University), Holocaust denial and distortion with Oana Nestian-Sandu, and digital testimony through the USC Shoah Foundation’s IWitness platform with Andrea Szőnyi and Gabriella Komoly (Zachor). Participants also experienced an IWalk through Budapest’s historic Jewish Quarter led by Anna Weinberger (Zachor), explored propaganda and Holocaust remembrance with Professor Ildikó Barna (Eötvös Loránd University), and reflected on the connections between Holocaust education, human rights, and democratic citizenship.

The seminar concluded with action planning and introduction of the TOLI Impact Grant Program, equipping educators with practical tools and ideas to bring meaningful, inquiry-based Holocaust and human rights education into their classrooms.

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In partnership with Zachor Foundation for Social Remembrance. TOLI’s first seminar in Hungary took place in 2024.

With Assistance from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany

Supported by the German Federal Ministry of Finance