The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights (TOLI) Empowering teachers to engage today’s students in Holocaust and human rights education.
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Best Practices in Holocaust Education
TOLI is recognized for its transformative professional development programs in Holocaust studies and human rights education, offering in-person seminars at no charge to educators. Participants learn how to teach the complex subject of the Holocaust through inquiry and writing and become a part of TOLI’s international network of Holocaust educators.
TOLI in ACTION
US Seminars Having Impact
TOLI seminars took place this summer in California, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia/DC, and Wisconsin. A program in Washington State will take place in November. In each program, teachers are guided in the TOLI pedagogy of inquiry-based learning and reflective writing to help them explore not just what happened in the Holocaust, but why it happened.
Seminar for Catholic School Educators Piloted
TOLI piloted We Remember, a seminar specifically tailored for Catholic school educators.
Eighteen teachers from across the US attended the program at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, CA, and learned about the history of anti-Judaism.
Hungary Joined TOLI Network of 14 European Countries
This summer, we added four new seminars: Albania, Georgia, Slovakia, and Hungary. TOLI seminars were also held this year in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Ukraine.
In April, a transnational seminar bringing TOLI alumni from throughout Europe took place in Croatia.
TOLI Teacher Leaders Gathered to Renew Skills and Commitment to Holocaust Education
Over 50 TOLI Teacher Leaders convened at The Breman Museum in Atlanta in July for a special conference to share ideas, best practices and challenges they now face in teaching in a polarized society. They explored new trends in antisemitism, including Holocaust distortion and how to help students recognize it.
Why I Became a TOLI Leader
TOLI is life-affirming. It is essential to have a cohort of supporters and allies. I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to attend and to continue to do important work.
Bridgett Paddock
English Language Arts Teacher
Billings, Montana
Recorded Programs
TOLI presents live and virtual programs, featuring scholars, writers, journalists, and other professionals on topics relating to our mission of Holocaust education, human rights education, countering antisemitism and racism, and strengthening democracy and pluralism. They’re free and open to the public. View all Recorded Programs here.
February 27, 2024
My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds
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Your Donation Makes A Difference
Donations to TOLI allow teachers to attend our seminars at no cost and provide them with impact grants to support their classroom projects. To date, these grants have reached over 47,000 students, with nearly 10,000 in eight countries last year.
Grants support research, field trips, and multimedia projects that help students learn about the Holocaust and human rights.