Events

From friend of the Collaborative Southern California Holodomor Genocide Committee: To help students understand the terror gripping Ukraine today, educators must be equipped to explain its historical precedent: the Holodomor—Stalin’s genocide against Ukrainians in the 1930s. In this workshop, teachers will work with survivor testimonies, propaganda posters, official Soviet documents, and historical maps to explore […]

How do we teach the Holocaust at a time of Holocaust distortion and trivialization in contemporary culture? The Holocaust is a global symbol of evil, but it has been decontextualized. Yoni Berrous, former Yad Vashem educator and current Head of the Teaching Resources Development Team at the National Library of Israel, will critically examine modern […]

This webinar critically examines contemporary efforts to rehabilitate the reputations of Holocaust-era perpetrators and fascist organizations, situating these developments within broader debates on historical memory, revisionism, and political culture. Led by Dr. Rob Williams, the Chief Executive Officer and Finci-Viterbi Chair of USC Shoah Foundation, the session will analyze the diverse motivations underpinning such efforts, […]

Introducing these narratives to primary-age students in age-appropriate ways helps lay an early foundation for empathy, perspective-taking, and moral awareness. Their stories offer educators a powerful entry point for teaching difficult histories, helping students widen their historical lens. Led by USC Shoah Foundation’s Learning and Development Specialist, Raquel Diaz Serralta, this session for upper-primary educators […]

The only photos that portray the story of the transports that arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau during the summer of 1944 are found in the “Auschwitz Album.” Yael Eaglstein, a Yad Vashem educator, will introduce teachers to the use of photographs as historical documents which, together with additional sources such as letters and testimonies, help create a […]

Honor the National Day of Remembrance for the Cambodian Genocide with a day of learning. Join the Cambodian Genocide Resource Center and Facing History & Ourselves in discovery as we discuss how to bring genocide survivor testimony into your classroom to foster empathy, deepen historical understanding, and spark student engagement. Author and chef Channy Laux […]