“Choice, Human Behavior and the Holocaust” Educator Workshop

Location:  Virginia Holocaust Museum

Join the Virginia Holocaust Museum for a day of professional development focused on examining the events of the Holocaust through the lens of collaboration and complicity.

The Nazis could not have carried out the Holocaust alone. Ordinary people played a key role in the persecution and murder of Europe’s Jews.  How did individuals respond to the persecution and murder of their Jewish classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and friends? How did relationships and roles shape their decisions?

Learn the history, best practices, and resources to use in the classroom to help your students critically examine the choices and behaviors of people during the Holocaust.  Decision-making, the responsibility of the individual and the effects on victims of the Holocaust are also a central theme of this workshop.

Educators will hear from Dr. Kerrie Taber author of “Quarantining Hate.” Dr. Taber will share how to respond to growing threats of hatred and how in learning and confronting her family’s past; her grandfather was responsible for the deaths of 14,000 Lithuanian Jews during the Holocaust, which has influenced her work to speak out against injustice and hate.

This workshop is free for educators and includes:

• Breakfast, Coffee, and Lunch
• Educator resources
• A certificate of attendance

Register here!

Deadline for Registration is April 29th, 2025

A limited number of scholarships are available for teachers 120+ miles from Richmond.  Scholarships are to help cover travel, housing, and meals.  Please contact Megan Ferenczy at mferenczy@vaholocaust.org to apply.