Fall 2026: Learn, Reflect and Engage with the Institute for Holocaust Education!

Welcome Back, Educators!

A new school year means new opportunities to connect, learn, and make history come alive in your classroom.

Our 2026-27 Programming Schedule is here! Explore meaningful, no-cost programs from the Institute for Holocaust Education (IHE) designed to engage students through powerful survivor testimony, arts-integrated learning, and experiences that encourage reflection, connection, and conversation.

For more than 25 years, IHE has been bringing impactful Holocaust education to students and communities across Nebraska and beyond. Bring these experiences into your classroom this fall.

Educator Programming: Events & Resources

3rd Thursday: Lunch & Learns

11:30-1:00 PM | Zoom

This series seeks to educate, engage, and empower the community through discussion, presentations, and informative speakers about topics pertaining to the Holocaust and other genocides.

August 20 | Jane Nesbit, IHE Education Director

September 17 | Scott Littky, IHE Executive Director

October 15 | Annie Rifkin, Jewish Family Service Therapist & Program Specialist

November 20 | Francie Heller & Susan Moses, Second Generation Survivors

December 18 | Tom Boyce, Anne Frank Center at the University of South Carolina

Fascist Legacies Book Launch &

Panel Discussion

August 27 | 5:00 PM

UNL

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23nd Annual Teachers' Night

October 2 | 4:00 PM

The Durham Museum

Week of Understanding

Save The Date

March 22-26th, 2027

Local Schools

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Educational Resources for 2026-2027

It is the mission of the Institute for Holocaust Education to provide educational resources, workshops, survivor testimony, and integrated arts programming to students, educators, and the public. The following links provide information on educational resources that are recommended by the Institute for Holocaust Education:

Samuel Bak Museum

The Learning Center offers a source of collaboration and opportunities to students, faculty and staff with the broader community around the subjects of art, Holocaust education, human rights and genocide.

USHMM

Explore USHMM Museum suggestions for where to begin teaching about the Holocaust. They include resources for teaching with limited class time, for English/Language Arts, and for History classes.

USC IWitness

Through powerful, thought-provoking engagement with first-person stories from survivors and witnesses of genocide, students worldwide develop empathy, understanding, and respect while deepening their learning across the curriculum.

Willesden Lane

14-year-old Holocaust survivor Lisa Jura’s universal story of bravery and resilience transforms classrooms around the world in an interdisciplinary and multisensory learning experience. This suite of resources blends music, story and technology to reshape Holocaust education for primary and secondary school students.

Nebraska Stories of Humanity

The Nebraska Stories of Humanity: Holocaust Survivors & WWII Veterans, Network Portal & Educational Website aims to centralize access to the history of Nebraska Holocaust survivors and WWII liberators of Nazi camps in a collection of searchable stories in aggregate.

Echoes and Reflections

Since 2005, Echoes & Reflections has impacted more than 168,000 educators, reaching an estimated 10 million students across the United States—and at no cost. Through our Holocaust education programs and resources, educators gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to teach this topic effectively.

Student Programming

-Middle School-

Art & the Holocaust

Registration Opens

August 22

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-High School-

Tribute to the Rescuers

Fall Submission Due Date

December 4

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Step Outside the Classroom

Anne Frank Traveling Exhibit

-Middle & High School-

This exhibit immerses viewers in Anne Frank's family life before, during, and after the war. Juxtaposed against the horrors of the Nazi regime, passages from Anne's diary showcase her enduring sense of hope and unwavering belief in a bright future. Learn More

Sept. 7 - 21 | Wayne State

Sept. 28 - Oct. 9 | Burke High

Oct. 14 - 27 | Walnut Middle

Nov. 2 - 13 | Westside Middle

Bring the Exhibit to Your School

Searching for Humanity: Veterans, Victims, and Survivors of WWII

-Middle & High School-

This program and exhibit tells a powerful story about the Holocaust and those who rescued survivors from concentration camps. Told via photographs, memorabilia and testimony of Nebraska Holocaust survivors and servicemen – program and exhibit grapples with the search for humanity during the Holocaust. Learn More

Fall 2026 Field Trip Dates: October 20, November 12, December 8

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If you’re ready to get involved in this immersive programming or if you have any questions, please contact us below!

Contact Jane Nesbit, IHE Education Director

Visit our Website

Our goal is to ensure that the tragedy and history of the Holocaust are remembered, that appropriate, fact-based instruction and materials are available to students, educators, and the public to enable them to learn the lessons of the Holocaust and that, as a result, we inspire our community to create a more just and equitable society.