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Survivor Stories
Survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides share their stories at TOLI seminars around the world.

Poland Israel Trip
Accompanied by Holocaust survivor Assia Raberman and an Israeli tour guide, members of the TOLI Board and faculty traveled to Poland and Israel with 18 teachers. Follow along as they take this incredible journey.

Summer Seminars
Learn more about TOLI’s annual seminar held in New York City, which brings educators together from across the country to learn, share, and reflect.

Social Justice Projects
TOLI teachers across the country share about their local seminars and the ways they’re highlighting social justice issues in the classroom.

Holocaust Scholars
Gain a greater understanding of the Holocaust by watching recordings of scholars who have presented at our seminars.

International Programs
Learn more about TOLI’s work abroad and the impact of our seminars on educators across Europe.

Views from the Field
TOLI educators share the work they are doing to promote Holocaust education in their classrooms and communities.

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Teaching About the Holocaust and Human Rights: Is Hope Possible?

Runtime: 1:20:24

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 and took place on Sunday, November 7, 2021. Perl's lecture describes her work with Austrian and American teachers and the way the two come together in her work at TOLI. In this video, Perl is joined by TOLI educators Ashley Libben and Sarah Wilson who will co-lead TOLI's satellite seminar in Ligonier, Indiana in the summer of 2022.

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Olga Lengyel

Runtime: 12:10

Olga Lengyel reflects on her life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Olga was interviewed in New York, New York on August 28, 1998.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Assia’s Story. Surviving the Holocaust, Teaching Others not to Hate

Runtime: 6:34

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.

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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 confront the past, the seminar was was an important initiative. And much appreciated by teachers.

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Worlds Apart but Not Strangers: Holocaust and Native American Education

Runtime: 2:47

TOLI seminar in Billings, Montana, June 2019, where 30 teachers participated in program on Holocaust education and Native American education.

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Teaching the Holocaust in Italy

First TOLI seminar in Italy held in Asti, a center of anti-Nazi resistance.

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Irving Roth (2007)

Runtime: 24:53

Holocaust survivor Irving Roth recounts his experiences during the Holocaust

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