Teaching about the Holocaust: A Seminar for Educators

Offered twice a year in various Washington State locations by the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center. 
Teaching about the Holocaust will provide attendees with a strong background of Holocaust history and related issues. Seminars are lead by local "master teachers" who have attended various professional development programs both in the US and abroad.

Topics covered include but are not limited to: Historical Overview of the Holocaust and/or Rise of the Nazi Party, Resistance and Rescue during the Holocaust, Activities for the Classroom, Guidelines for Teaching the Holocuast, and the Holocaust and Human Rights. Seminars conclude with a presentation and question and answer period with a Holocaust survivor.

For upcoming seminars and locations please see this month's enewsletter (which can be accessed on the homepage) or email info@wsherc.org.

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference for Educators 

Offered each summer in Washington D.C. at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Middle- and high-school educators with less than five years of experience teaching about the Holocaust are invited to apply to attend this conference. (Educators with five or more years’ experience teaching about the Holocaust should apply to participate in the Museum Teacher Fellowship program.) Read more...

Museum Teacher Fellowship Program

Offered each year in Washington D.C. at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
This program, formerly known as the Mandel teacher Fellowship Program, invites skilled secondary school teachers to join a national corps of teachers who serve as leaders in Holocaust education in their schools, communities, and professional organizations. Participants in this program create outreach projects to advance Holocaust education. This program pays all expenses for travel and costs for a weeklong institute and follow-up conference at the Museum in Washington D.C. Read more...

Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Summer Institute

Offered each year in New York by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous.
Each year the Holocaust Center selects two teachers to send to the JFR Summer Institute.

The JFR was established to fulfill the traditional commitment to hakarat hatov, the searching out and recognition of goodness.  The JFR provides financial assistance to aged and needy non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. The JFR educates teachers and students about the history of the Holocaust and Rescue.

If you are interested in attending the JFR Summer Institute, please contact the Holocaust Center -info@wsherc.org.

Facing History and Ourselves

Online Seminars are offered throughout the year.
"Holocaust and Human Behavior," is only one of the excellent online seminars offered.  For more information, listings, schedules, and prices click here.   Or visit the Facing History and Ourselves website - www.facing.org.

Yad Vashem - The International School for Holocaust Studies

Yad Vashem offers professional development and educational programs throughout the year.  Most programs are held in Israel.  For a listing of programs and events please visit - Yad Vashem, or go directly to their education programs.