March Online Credit Courses for WV educators
Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning
Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning
Participate in three modules which will provide you with an overview of Echoes & Reflections and its associated resources, a sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic.
March 2 - March 29, 2026
Teaching about Holocaust Denial & Distortion
Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning
Participate in this online guided course for a facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that demonstrates the utilization of Holocaust Denial and Distortion to foment antisemitism. Participants will gain a crucial understanding of how antisemitic tropes and hate speech related to the Holocaust are weaponized and learn research-backed strategies to challenge students to think critically and empower them to recognize and reject antisemitic hate speech.
This is the perfect online course for educators looking for guidance on teaching about the Holocaust denial and distortion.
March 9 - March 22, 2026
Auschwitz Survivors: What the Last Ones Still Carry
Auschwitz Survivors: What the Last Ones Still Carry
The Last Ones of Auschwitz brings together the voices of the very last survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Co-author Leslie Gelrubin Benitah, Ph.D., will explore the process of gathering these stories and how educators can use these narratives to deepen students’ understanding of trauma, survival, and memory.
March 4, 2026 4:00 PM ET
Generative AI & Holocaust Education
Auschwitz Survivors: What the Last Ones Still Carry
Virginia Tech Education Professors Amy Allen and David Hicks will explore both the possibilities and limitations of AI tools for Holocaust education—while considering classroom strategies that keep human judgment, survivor voices, and disciplinary thinking at the center.
March 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Rescue at Le Chambon: Survivor Peter Feigel's Reflections
Hidden child and Holocaust survivor, Peter Feigl, joins educators Sheila Hansen, Lisa Bauman, and Colleen Tambuscio, to discuss artifacts related to Daniel Trocmé, the director of a children's home in Le Chambon, France where Peter was sheltered in 1943.
March 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto
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. The book adds a new dimension to the story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, shining a spotlight on five young, Polish Jewish women who helped lead the Jewish resistance.
March 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
A new year, a new legislative session!
Please support SB 9 requiring age-appropriate Holocaust education throughout the Mountain State and SB 633 revitalizing our Commission!
Help fund our efforts
The Commission presently does not receive state taxpayer funding for its mission and relies solely on your support. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to the Elizabeth Hoolmann Memorial Holocaust Education Foundation in support of our efforts. Thank you!
