Greece the First of Ten European Countries to Host TOLI Program in 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 […]

Learning from the Past, Acting for the FutureWe are happy to share with you our brand new Handbook – Learning from the Past, Acting for the Future, describing TOLI interdisciplinary approach, based on […]

EdWeek: Teaching the Holocaust Is Daunting—But CriticalRead TOLI Executive Director Deborah Lauter’s Op-Ed, “Teaching the Holocaust is Daunting–But Critical” that appeared in the national publication,  Educatio […]

Meet Kimberly Jones, high school teacher from Chapel Hill, NC who participated in TOLI’s 2022 Seminar on Holocaust and Human Rights Education.

When Kimberly Jones, a high school English teacher from Ch […]

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 Holo […]

TOLI strongly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an unprovoked assault that has brought incalculable suffering and loss of life to the people of Ukraine.  We deplore President Putin’s justification for the […]

We are grateful that all the hostages held in the Colleyville, Texas synagogue were released unharmed, with appreciation to first responders. The event, following the deadly attacks on the synagogues in […]

By Larry Luxner

When Mignon Langnas, a nurse in a Jewish children’s hospital in Vienna, sent her small son and daughter on a ship to the United States after the Nazi invasion in 1939, she had no idea when — or […]

Renowned Historian Sees Lessons from Holocaust as important in era of rising Authoritarianism

Holocaust education can provide an important test of democracy, said the renow […]

By Jaelen Ogadhoh

Two Clackamas County educators are attending a five-day seminar focused on implementing Holocaust education and other instruction on racial and ethnic discrimination in Oregon.

The program, […]

On July 26-30, educators from across Wisconsin will gather virtually to participate in a week-long seminar on teaching the Holocaust and the danger of intolerance. The seminar takes place as hate-fueled extremism […]

On July 19-23, educators from across New Mexico will gather in Albuquerque to participate in a week-long seminar focused on teaching the Holocaust, the danger of intolerance, and the impact on the diverse peoples […]

On July 18-23, educators from across Maryland will gather in Salisbury to participate in a week-long seminar, The Holocaust, Human Rights, and the Role of Education. The program focuses on meaningful ways to teach […]

Program to focus on the roots of antisemitism and the impact of state and federal policy on Indigenous Peoples.

On July 11-17, seventeen educators from Minnesota, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Mississippi will […]

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 […]

By John Battiston

Last week, Loudoun County Public Schools partnered with The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Education (TOLI) to conduct a seminar exploring the Holocaust and Virginia’s history of r […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]