In the beginning of each school year, we will publish the workshop and webinar schedule for the fall and then spring dates will be posted as we finalize them. Below, you will find the logistical information for each workshop as it becomes available. You only have to click on the link to register. We look forward to seeing you at our workshops!
In the 2022-2023 school year, we will be hosting two in person workshops and four webinars each semester. As dates, times, and locations become available, we will post them on this page!


September/October
Date | Workshop Title and Description | Location | Time | Register | Evaluate |
October 25, 2022 | Foundational Lessons for Teaching the Holocaust Reflect on your rationale for teaching the Holocaust, learn how to use a timeline to teach the Holocaust effectively, and experience important, foundational lessons that you can use in your classroom immediately to teach the history of the Holocaust and provide important context for literature, primary sources, and informational text. | Kinston, NC Gizella Gross Abramson Resource Center | In Person 8:00 AM -3:30 PM | Register Here | Evaluate the workshop here |
November/December
Date | Workshop Title and Description | Location | Time | Register | Evaluate |
November 3, 2022 | Antisemitism, Denial, and Distortion Come prepared to learn about the history of antisemitism and the denial and distortion movement. Then, learn effective lessons that you can use with your students to educate them so that they can become advocates for truth. | Temple Beth El Charlotte, NC | In Person 8:00 AM-3:00 PM | Register Here | Evaluate the Workshop Here |
November 17, 2022 | Surviving Hitler: War Through the Eyes of a Teenager In this webinar, meet not only the author of Surviving Hitler: Evading Stalin, Sherye Green, but also survivor Mildred Schindler Janzen and her daughter Susan Nickerson as they share this important story. | Zoom | 7:00-8:00 PM | Register Here | Evaluate the Webinar Here |


January/February
Date | Workshop Title | Location | Time | Register | Evaluate |
January 23, 2023 | Understanding the Jewish Background to Elie Wiesel’s Night Rabbi Fred Guttman will share the significance of the Jewish Background of Night. The topics of Moshe the Beadle and Jewish mysticism, the influence of the Jewish Holy days, and the author’s seeming loss of faith will be examined. The overall message of the book will be discussed and an alternative ending to the book by Wiesel will be shared. | Zoom | 7:00-8:00 PM | Register Here | Evaluate the Webinar Here |
February 9, 2023 | Connecting the Past to the Present: Teaching the Holocaust to Empower Youth to be Allies and Upstanders This webinar will help educators create a bridge between lessons learned from the Holocaust to its relevance for students today, empowering them to be allies and upstanders. Liza Wiemer, award-winning educator and author of the highly acclaimed novel, “The Assignment,” will share what she learned from the research for her novel. She will also show how the way we teach the Holocaust has a direct impact on whether students apply that information to their own lives. | Zoom | 7:00-8:00 PM | Register Here | Evaluate the Webinar Here |
February 28, 2023 | Thin Edge of the Wedge: Using Theater to Teach about the Holocaust Meet Phyllis Zimbler Miller, the founder of the free nonfiction Holocaust project called Thin Edge of the Wedge. This free play will be shared in the webinar, along with adaptations for the classroom for teachers to use in their classrooms. | Zoom | 7:00-8:30 PM | Register Here | Evaluate the Webinar Here |
March/April
Date | Workshop Title | Location | Time | Register | Evaluate |
March 28, 2023 | Remembering Jewish Resistance: The Tuchyn Story The work of Dr. Anne Parsons and her students will be featured in this webinar that tells the story of resistance in Tuchyn during the Holocaust. Learn about the extraordinary exhibit both in person and online that you can use in your classroom starting in the spring of 2023. | Zoom | 7:00-8:00 PM | Register Here | Evaluate the Webinar Here |
March 21, 2023 | Antisemitism, Denial, and Distortion Come prepared to learn about the history of antisemitism and the denial and distortion movement. Then, learn effective lessons that you can use with your students to educate them so that they can become advocates for truth. | Webster Center for Professional Learning in Cary, NC | In Person 8:30 AM-3:45 PM | Register Here | Evaluate the Workshop Here |
April 25, 2023 | Life After the Holocaust: Displaced Persons and Refugees Join us for a presentation on Life After the Holocaust featuring Dr. Kierra Crago-Schnieder with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and NC Survivor Shelly Weiner as they both provide insight into a topic largely untouched by teachers when teaching about this time period. Resources will be provided for you to use with your students. | Zoom | 7:00-8:30 PM | Register Here | Evaluate the Webinar Here |
April 20, 2023 | Foundational Lessons for Teaching the Holocaust Reflect on your rationale for teaching the Holocaust, learn how to use a timeline to teach the Holocaust effectively, and experience important, foundational lessons that you can use in your classroom immediately to teach the history of the Holocaust and provide important context for literature, primary sources, and informational text. | Watauga High School, Boone, NC | In Person 8:00 AM-3:30 PM | Register Here | Evaluate the Workshop Here |
