Want to teach about the Holocaust and antisemitism this coming school year? Our teaching units contain lesson plans that provide a unique experience for educators to teach about these topics effectively, all of which are accessible for free online. echoesandreflections.org/teach/?lp_re...

Looking for engaging summer PD at no cost with the opportunity to earn continuing education credits? Join one of our upcoming variety of online and in-person programs to gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to teach the Holocaust in the new school year. Learn more: hubs.li/Q04mG53r0

Join our free online course to examine the creation of the Terezin ghetto, the role of resistance, and how the prisoner performances of Verdi's Requiem inspired individuals then and now. Completers earn a 5-hour certificate. Register here: echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/defi...

Thinking about teaching the Holocaust in the new school year? Explore our 15 digital student-directed classroom activities designed to increase knowledge about core topics of Holocaust history, antisemitism, and related issues. Learn more: hubs.li/Q04m8FfF0

Join our online course to gain an understanding of how antisemitic tropes and hate speech related to the Holocaust are weaponized. Learn how to challenge students to think critically and empower them to recognize and reject antisemitic hate speech. echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/teac...

Join our webinar on 6/22 with Jesse Tannetta, Director of Holocaust Content and Pedagogy, to explore the Weimar Republic's fragile democracy and the events that allowed Nazism to take hold in Germany. info.echoesandreflections.org/who-let-it-h...

To support educators in planning and instruction, we've added Alignment Guides to our Holocaust education legislation map, that identifies where Echoes & Reflections content and resources align with existing state-level standards. Learn more: hubs.li/Q04l3bMJ0

Join our webinar on 6/18 to explore how antisemitism today is affecting students. ADL experts will share findings from their latest Audit of Antisemitic Incidents and educators will gain classroom-ready resources that equip them to foster positive change. adl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What were the Nuremberg trials? How accurately is the history of the Nuremberg trials portrayed in the 2025 Hollywood movie Nuremberg? Join our webinar on 6/15 to hear international expert, writer, and professor John Q. Barrett explore these questions. info.echoesandreflections.org/the-nurember...

Join our webinar on 6/10 with Megan Helberg from the Anne Frank Center, for a fascinating exploration of the Frank family's journey before, during, and after the Holocaust and their contemporary connections to the classroom. Register here: info.echoesandreflections.org/beyond-the-d...

Pride Month is an important moment to recognize the LGBTQIA+ people persecuted under the Nazis. View testimony from USC Shoah Foundation featuring stories of survival, resistance, rescue, and heartbreaking loss to honor this important month. sfi.usc.edu/pride @uscshoahfoundation.bsky.social

To commemorate Pride Month, join our webinar on 6/2 with Eric Marcus, founder and host of the award-winning Making Gay History podcast. Eric will introduce its current 12-episode series on the experiences of LGBTQ people during the Holocaust and WWII. info.echoesandreflections.org/making-gay-h...

Echoes & Reflections offers a variety of content to support Spanish-speaking learners in the classroom. A collection of resources are translated into Spanish and can be accessed in each of our 12 teaching units. Explore today: hubs.li/Q04hv7YW0

In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, join our webinar on 5/26 with The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) to learn about AAPB’s resources related to Jewish American history and culture, how to use the AAPB in teaching and research, and more. Register here: hubs.li/Q04gPf-20

Join our online course in June to gain an overview of Echoes & Reflections resources and pedagogy to teach the Holocaust responsibly, and effectively introduce this complex topic into your classroom. Register here: echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/foun...

Join our webinar on 5/18 with Yael Eaglstein, a Yad Vashem educator, who will introduce teachers to The "Auschwitz Album," the only photos that portray the story of the transports that arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau during the summer of 1944. info.echoesandreflections.org/the-auschwit...

Deepen your knowledge of Holocaust education. Our library of Articles & Essays can support further study and instruction on this vital topic as you continue your journey as a Holocaust educator. hubs.li/Q04fqkl90

Are you a Holocaust educator who teaches middle school? We now offer select handouts throughout our lesson plans to support middle school reading levels. Handouts with “MS” designation in our Units are intended for these types of learners. Learn more: echoesandreflections.org/teach/?lp_re...

Join our webinar on 5/12 with @uscshoahfoundation.bsky.social's Learning and Development Specialist, Raquel Diaz Serralta, who will focus on teaching the Holocaust to upper-primary educators while maintaining emotional safety. info.echoesandreflections.org/nurturing-un...

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to our incredible educator community for your dedication to Holocaust education. We are grateful for your ongoing commitment to bettering the lives of students and are honored to support you in bringing the important lessons of history into your classrooms.

Join our webinar on 5/4 with Yoni Berrous, Head of Educational Resource Development at the National Library of Israel, who will offer practical guidance for educators on preserving historical accuracy and meaning in Holocaust education. Register here: hubs.li/Q04dppmX0

We record all of our live webinars, which can be readily accessed on our website. If you are looking for 1-hour CEUs, explore and refresh your knowledge on Holocaust history and effective instructional practice with our library of webinar recordings: echoesandreflections.org/webinar-reco...

Sadly, antisemitism in the U.S. is at an all time high. Our student activity on contemporary antisemitism can guide youth on how to communicate about its presence and the harm it causes. Learn how to bring these important lessons into your classroom: hubs.li/Q04d2x7q0

Join our webinar on 4/22 with NYT best-selling author Alex Kershaw, Resident Historian for Friends of the National WWII Memorial. Alex will tell the story of Felix Sparks, US officer who fought in WWII from the beaches of Sicily to the gates of Dachau. info.echoesandreflections.org/the-liberato...

As antisemitism continues to be a pervasive issue, teaching about this topic can make a meaningful impact in your students' lives. Join our free, facilitator-led online course to learn how to incorporate these lessons into your classroom. echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/teac...

Yom HaShoah presents a meaningful opportunity for educators to help their students reflect on the past in order to build a more peaceful present and future. On this important day, we encourage educators to share the human story behind the Holocaust and honor the memories of those who have passed.

"Why Do We Remember?" Honor Yom HaShoah, April 13-14, by exploring our digital student activity. Students learn why and how different locations have chosen to memorialize the Holocaust, while considering the challenges and impacts of these decisions. echoesandreflections.org/studentactiv...

Join our online course to explore propaganda deployed by the Nazis to discriminate against Jews and other minorities during the Holocaust and gain tools to facilitate classroom discussions on the importance of media literacy in today’s world. echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/deco...

Great day learning with Esther from @echoesreflections.bsky.social - focus on propaganda & media literacy! Also designed global connections to US Declaration of Independence. Thanks Laura McFarren! #historicalthinking #primarysources #holocaust @ksde.bsky.social @essdack.bsky.social

Join our webinar on 4/13 to hear from Dr. Haley Guepet, Research Historian at the National WWII Museum, who will explore the role women played prosecuting Nazis in the wake of the Third Reich's crimes against humanity. info.echoesandreflections.org/women-prosec...

To commemorate Genocide Awareness Month in April, explore our digital student activity. Students develop an understanding of the term genocide, how this term was created, and the human impact of genocide. Learn more: echoesandreflections.org/studentactiv...

In honor of the 111th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, join our webinar on 4/7 with Senior Learning and Development Specialist at USC Shoah Foundation, Sedda Antekelian, who will explore how to teach this tragedy in the classroom. info.echoesandreflections.org/teaching-the...

Join our online course in April to examine the pursuit of justice at Nuremberg, how survivors coped with the trauma to build new lives in the aftermath, and how we remember and memorialize the Holocaust today. Register here: echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/how-...

Join our webinar on 3/31 to hear Elizabeth R. Hyman discuss her New York Times bestseller, "The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women Who Sparked an Uprising". info.echoesandreflections.org/the-girl-ban...

What was Auschwitz-Birkenau? Bring this digital activity to your classroom, where students embark on an IWalk to follow the footsteps of Dora Freilich, a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, to learn about her experiences in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration/death camp. Learn more: hubs.li/Q047WrBs0

Join our webinar on 3/16 with hidden child and Holocaust survivor, Peter Feigl to discuss artifacts related to Daniel Trocmé, the director of a children's home in Le Chambon, France where Peter was sheltered in 1943. Register here: info.echoesandreflections.org/contextualiz...

Join our webinar on 3/12 with Virginia Tech Education Professors Amy Allen and David Hicks to explore both the possibilities and limitations of AI tools for Holocaust education. Register here: info.echoesandreflections.org/the-tool-is-...

Looking for continuing education credits? If you plan to seek continuing education credits for your participation in any Echoes & Reflections professional development program, we offer information on our website for a step-by-step process. Explore here: hubs.li/Q044_J780

Planning to teach about the Holocaust this spring? Explore our 15 digital student-directed classroom activities designed to increase knowledge about core topics of Holocaust history, antisemitism, and related issues. Learn more: echoesandreflections.org/studentactiv...

The Last Ones of Auschwitz brings together the voices of the last survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Join our webinar on 3/4 with Co-author Leslie Gelrubin Benitah, Ph.D., to learn how these narratives can deepen students’ understanding of the Holocaust. info.echoesandreflections.org/auschwitz-su...

Want to support your students in having a better understanding of Holocaust denial and distortion? Join our online course to learn how to empower students to recognize and reject these forms of antisemitism that they may encounter. Register here: echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/teac...

Join our webinar on 2/23 with director Daniela Volker who will discuss The Commandant’s Shadow, a documentary which brings together Jürgen Höss, son of Rudolf Höss, and Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, and explores repentance and forgiveness. info.echoesandreflections.org/confronting-...

Considering aligning teaching about the Holocaust with your spring lessons on WWII history? If so, now is the time to start preparing! Join our online course to equip yourself to responsibly teach the fundamentals of Holocaust history. echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/foun...

Join our webinar on 2/17 with Lisa Biton, head of the English-speaking Education Section at Yad Vashem, to examine the Oneg Shabbat Archive, the secret documentation of Jewish daily life during the Holocaust. Register here: info.echoesandreflections.org/the-oneg-sha...?

Echoes & Reflections and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation invite current U.S. secondary classroom educators to an upcoming online program and virtual tour. This live, free of cost, remote session will provide the tools to teach about the lessons of the Holocaust. Register here: lnkd.in/gYnkhEXz

As students study the complex history of the Holocaust, they will have lots of questions. To support your teaching, explore our Students' Toughest Questions resource to learn how to address challenging questions that may arise in the classroom. hubs.li/Q041_fRN0

Join our webinar on 2/11 with the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. E&R Dir. of Content & Pedagogy, Jesse Tannetta, will examine the role of terror and extrajudicial punishment as crucial to the rise of the Nazi Party and its domination of people in Europe. bhecinfo-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Explore our poster series, which features the powerful words and experiences of Holocaust survivors and a rescuer and promote meaningful classroom reflection with accompanying activities. Access them for free here: echoesandreflections.org/classroom-po...

Join our online course to examine the creation of the Terezin ghetto, the role of resistance, and how the prisoner performances of Verdi's Requiem inspired individuals then and now. Register here: echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/defi...

Our webinar on 2/4 with E&R facilitator and classroom educator Tyrone Shaw will trace how the weaponization of the legal system transformed Germany into a totalitarian state. Register here: info.echoesandreflections.org/when-laws-be...