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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.
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Mexico and Moldova to Join TOLI Network of 19 Countries
Last summer, we added four new seminars: Albania, Georgia, Slovakia, and Hungary. In 2025, we are pleased to announce our first seminars in Mexico and Moldova. Read More.
Registration Open for 13 US Summer Seminars
Applications are now being accepted for summer seminars in Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Read More.
Student Art Exhibition Now Open for 2025
Welcoming Staff to New Roles at TOLI
We are excited and proud to announce dynamic changes within our team. Jennifer Lemberg will be transitioning into her new role as Senior Faculty Advisor. TOLI Teacher Leader Corey Harbaugh is officially joining TOLI as a Faculty Advisor. Read More
Why I Became a TOLI Teacher
The TOLI Impact Grant Program is very important in my professional activity. However, it’s not the money/grants that are most important, but the support received, the recommendations, and the openness that TOLI has towards education, culture, history, and the future of our students.
Livia Ghiurcuta
5-Year Impact Grant Recipient
Romania
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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Remembering Toshimi
We are so saddened by the sudden and tragic loss of Holocaust educator, Toshimi Abe-Janiga of Palm Beach, Florida.
It was an honor to have Toshimi participate at TOLI’s first seminar in Vilnius, Lithuania, in Oct. 2019, where she spoke about the life and legacy of Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara, who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by providing them with transit visas. Toshimi created the Holocaust Legacy Project to teach the lessons of Sugihara’s courageous actions to students in the US, Japan, and Lithuania.
Like Sugihara, Toshimi was an inspiration to people she touched – students, teachers, parents, and so many in the TOLI network. May her memory be blessed.
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.