Echoes & Reflections

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: What History Teaches: The Role of Terror in Authoritarian Regimes with Echoes and Reflections. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abo... Noon Eastern Time. (11:00 am Central Time. 10:00 am Mountain Time. 9:00 am Pacific Time) Fear and terror are essential to totalitarian regimes as they seek to quell any dissent through force and int...

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...

When Laws Become Weapons: Teaching Nazi Germany's Legal Assault

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...

Honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 1/27, 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 free, credit-bearing online course to examine antisemitism through historic and contemporary framing and build student knowledge, critical understanding, and skills for intervention. Register here: echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/teac...

E&R lesson plans contain first-person visual history testimonies from Holocaust survivors and witnesses. As we approach IHRD, learn how teaching the human story behind this history can meaningfully impact your classroom today. echoesandreflections.org/teach/?lp_re...
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For Teachers and Students: "Behind Each Name is a Life"

Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day (1/27) with students. Join our webinar with Sheryl Ochayon, Yad Vashem's Project Director, who will use the database & Pages of Testimony to tell the stories of some of the lives lost in the Holocaust. info.echoesandreflections.org/for-teachers...

Help students understand the diversity of Jewish life and the affect antisemitism has had on it. Our interactive map shows how Jews have lived throughout the world over the last 125+ years. Learn more: hubs.li/Q03-zc9l0

The Conspiracy Theory of Antisemitism: Evolution, Adaptation, Prevention

Join our webinar on 1/20 with Brian Hughes, Director of USC Shoah Foundation’s Countering Antisemitism Lab, who will trace the historical arc of antisemitism and examine the role media plays in preserving these theories. info.echoesandreflections.org/the-conspira... @uscshoahfoundation.bsky.social

Explore our "Gringlas Unit on Antisemitism After the Holocaust" to learn how to deliver accurate and sensitive instruction on this topic and increase students’ understanding of the dangers of this hate and what they can do to prevent it from escalating. hubs.ly/Q03-bQ_r0

In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust

Join author Richard Hurowitz for a webinar about the heroes featured in his book, "In the Garden of the Righteous", who risked everything to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Learn how to integrate these stories into your classroom curriculum. info.echoesandreflections.org/in-the-garde...

If you are a U.S. middle or high school educator who currently and actively uses Echoes & Reflections in your classroom, we invite you to apply for the 2026 Echoes & Reflections Advanced Learning Seminar at Yad Vashem! echoesandreflections.org/advanced-lea...

The Nuremberg Trials and Hollywood's New Nuremberg Movie

Join our first webinar of 2026! Professor John Q. Barrett will discuss the Nuremberg trials and how accurately history is portrayed in the 2025 movie Nuremberg. info.echoesandreflections.org/the-nurember...

As the year comes to a close, we thank our educators for their work bringing Holocaust history into their classrooms. We are inspired by the dedication and enthusiasm we witness from our community and look forward to supporting you in 2026. Have a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year.

We are incredibly proud to share that 3 Echoes teachers, Irene Ann Resenly, Christopher Murray, & Jeron Velasco are among those honored with awards at this year’s NCSS Conference (@socialstudies.org) for demonstrating exceptional ability as a social studies teacher. Join us in congratulating them!

In the new year we are launching a new online course on teaching the "Final Solution". Explore primary resources and responsible pedagogy to teach this difficult topic with confidence in the classroom. Register here: hubs.ly/Q03XG9Fx0

Virtual Tour of the Yad Vashem Museum Focusing on Liberation

Join us on 12/16 for a virtual tour of the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem. Explore galleries on liberation and the end of WWII to support teaching about International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. hubs.ly/Q03X3YHt0

Hidden Lives: Stories from Child Survivors of the Holocaust

Join our webinar on 12/10 to mark the release of the Hidden Child Foundation’s new book and hear powerful reflections from Holocaust survivors who will share their experiences as hidden children during the Holocaust and the lasting impact on their lives. hubs.li/Q03WrDkZ0

Help students consider the aftermath of the Holocaust – the pursuit of justice, how survivors sought to rebuild their lives, and how we remember and memorialize this tragedy today. Register here: hubs.li/Q03VPT9K0

Through Their Eyes: Photographs as Primary Sources in Holocaust Education

Join our webinar on 12/4 with Dr. Catherine Clark, @uscshoahfoundation.bsky.social 's Senior Director of Programs, and learn to teach students to analyze photographs and engage with the Holocaust in ways that foster historical literacy and compassion. info.echoesandreflections.org/through-thei...

The "Final Solution" in the East

Join our webinar on 12/2 with Ewa Schaller, Education Coordinator at American Friends of Yahad – In Unum, to explore the history of the “Holocaust by Bullets”, the method used for the mass murder of Jews and Roma across Eastern Europe. hubs.li/Q03VqPbc0

Join our Foundations Online Course in December! Gain classroom resources to help students build a profound understanding of the Holocaust, the history of antisemitism, and its enduring significance in today's world. Register Here: hubs.li/Q03TxZdL0

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We are thrilled to be a part of the 105th NCSS Annual Conference in D.C! Join us to dive into fresh teaching ideas, cutting-edge edtech, and new pedagogical approaches that'll set the pace for 2026 and years beyond. ➡️ Learn More: www.socialstudies.org/conference/r... #NCSS2025 @socialstudies.org

The Holocaust in Lithuania: Complicity, Collaboration, and Resistance

Join our webinar on 11/18 with E&R Dir. of Holocaust Content & Pedagogy, Jesse Tannetta, and explore how the Holocaust unfolded in Lithuania and how to guide students in grappling with difficult questions about complicity, collaboration, and resistance. info.echoesandreflections.org/the-holocaus...

Teaching the Holocaust When Time is Limited: Essential Resources and Strategies

Join our webinar on 11/13 with E&R Project Director, Jennifer Goss, to discover one and two-day lesson plans that utilize curated, classroom-ready resources and examine how they can be integrated into your curriculum within a limited timeframe. info.echoesandreflections.org/teaching-the...

Nov. 9 & 10 will mark 87 years since the Kristallnacht Pogrom. Introduce your classroom to this pivotal event in Holocaust history with our activity in @uscshoahfoundation.bsky.social's IWitness platform. iwitness.usc.edu/activities/1...

As the anniversary of the the Kristallnacht Pogrom approaches, our lesson plan helps students examine how this pivotal event represented a culmination of Nazi antisemitic policy, and deepens their thinking about the impact of complicity in the face of hate. echoesandreflections.org/unit-3/?stat...

Righteous Among the Nations: One Teacher's Personal Story

Join Sheryl Ochayon, Project Director for E&R at Yad Vashem, and Marc de Zwaan, high school history teacher in MI, on 11/11 to explore the Righteous during the Holocaust, including the story of Marc's grandfather who saved Jews in the Netherlands. info.echoesandreflections.org/righteous-am...

Join our online course to equip yourself to help students understand about the types of rescue that occurred in Nazi-occupied Europe and to consider the moral and ethical choices that non-Jews made in order to help Jews survive. echoes.catalog.instructure.com/courses/resc...