North Carolina Council on the Holocaust / NC Dept. of Public Instruction

Save the date for our annual Holocaust Remembrance commemoration in April where you will hear from local teachers and their experiences in Poland. A livestream will be available!

Jewish Life at Elon, along with several other universities and programs, is co-hosting their 2nd Virtual Pre-Service Teacher Workshop on President's Day, Monday, February 17 from 3-7PM.
While this is called a Pre-Service Teacher Workshop, this is really applicable for BTs and anyone starting their Holocaust education journey. Seasoned teachers are welcome, too!
Here’s the RSVP link: https://forms.office.com/r/wKUYrM019Z

Thank you to Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center, Elon Hillel, KSU Museum of History & Holocaust Education, & Georgia Southern University for hosting this event!

Announcing the 2025 Yad Vashem International Student Visual Arts Competition: Returning to Life. Help your students connect deeply with Holocaust history through this visual arts competition. Students will research and create artwork inspired by authentic survivor testimonies of liberation - a pivotal moment where hope emerged from darkness. Learn more here: https://www.yadvashem.org/education/international-projects/returning-to-life.html

Edited to add: Live stream is available here: y: https://youtube.com/live/SE1rLS-hUQE?feature=share

Jewish Life at Elon is hosting Renee Fink in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Elon this Thursday, February 6 at 4:30 PM at Turner Theater on campus.
Here's the RSVP link: https://forms.gle/rhzFTTdW6UQyXpov9
Questions can be directed to [email protected].

On November 1, 2005, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 60/7 to designate January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD). This year, it marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Eighty years ago , Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet troops.

The Germans established the Auschwitz camp complex in the spring of 1940 in German-occupied Poland. In just over four years, about 1.1 million people were killed there—including about one million Jews.

Each year on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we remember the victims of the Holocaust and carry forward the messages of its survivors.

The Belfer National Conference for Holocaust Education is coming June 23-25, 2025. This FREE virtual conference from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum offers cutting-edge historical research, innovative teaching resources, and nationwide educator networking.

Registration opens January 30, 2025. Secure your spot by getting a reminder: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6ltKMME-irp4_GOlKxNflQezZRVyznEcckeJwP5_sxbGd5w/viewform

🌟 Extraordinary Professional Development Opportunity for Holocaust Educators 🌟

Are you passionate about teaching the Holocaust to your middle or high school students? Here's an incredible opportunity to deepen your expertise!

The Echoes & Reflections Advanced Learning Seminar in Poland is a transformative 9-day professional development experience for U.S. educators.

You'll gain in-depth Holocaust education training, hands-on experience with Echoes & Reflections teaching resources, expert guidance on incorporating visual history testimony, and immersive learning in historically significant locations.

Eligibility:
✓ Current U.S. middle or high school educator
✓ Active user of Echoes & Reflections in your classroom
✓ First-time Advanced Seminar participant

Ready to transform your teaching practice? Apply here by February 2: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLai2NbUXK1DTxn0Mm7L4XzERbBYJwGsnhW12Z2ZOkrH4Hpw/viewform

All of our spring 2025 programs are now open for registration! Since everything in the fall of 2024 completely filled up fast, we recommend that you register for everything you want to do now.

We especially want to feature the two programs at the end of February and the end of April that will Zoom survivors into classrooms across NC! Both of these women have extraordinary stories of how they survived the Holocaust in hiding in harrowing circumstances. Get your class registered now and share with other teachers at your school!

All registration links are live on our website here: https://ncholocaustcouncilworkshops.org/workshops-webinars/

Announcement: Applications are now being accepted for the Holocaust Educator Seminar in Poland 2025. NCCAT will sponsor five (5) teacher spots to attend the Holocaust Educator Seminar in Poland, scheduled for June 16-24, 2025. For more on this opportunity, please visit https://www.nccat.org/node/3545

Registration opens in one week for our Spring Programming. Save the dates now!