UPCOMING EVENTS

Tribute to the Rescuers Essay Contest - Scoring

March 11 | 5:30 PM

Goldstein Community Engagement Venue at the JCC

The Institute for Holocaust Education is proud to share that nearly 500 students have submitted essays for the 24th Annual Tribute to the Rescuers Essay Contest. We are activily seeking volunteers to help score this year’s powerful reflections on moral courage.

Volunteers will read and score essays in two categories: 9th/10th grade and 11th/12th grade. The first round of scoring will take place on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 5:30 PM at the Jewish Community Center (333 South 132nd Street). Dinner, refreshments, and all instructions will be provided.

If you are available to volunteer, we would greatly appreciate your support in honoring the thoughtful work of these student writers and helping inspire the next generation of courageous changemakers.

The Tribute to the Rescuers Essay Contest is generously funded by the Carl Frohm Memorial Foundation.

Lunch and Learn Series

March 19 | 11:30 AM | Via ZOOM

IHE invites you to join our March Third Thursday Lunch & Learn featuring Mollie Davis, a law student at Creighton University School of Law.

Davis will be exploring contemporary issues of allyship and moral responsibility. A writer and history enthusiast, Davis is also an alumna of the Howard A. Kaiman “Nuremberg to The Hague” Program, where law students examine international criminal law through the lens of the Holocaust and the Nuremberg Trials.

Creighton’s “From Nuremberg to The Hague” Summer Program provides students from across the United States and Germany the opportunity to study the Holocaust in Nuremberg; the Bavarian city that hosted the Nazi war crimes trials and is considered the birthplace of modern international criminal law while expanding their global perspective through immersive study abroad experiences.

We hope you’ll join us for this timely and engaging virtual conversation.



Anne Frank Traveling Exhibit

March 13 - 22

Chanticleer Community Theater

The Anne Frank Traveling Exhibit will be on display during the Chanticleer Community Theatre production of The Diary of Anne Frank from March 13 - 22.

Set during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, the play follows Anne Frank, who began her diary on June 14, 1942 just days after her 13th birthday and weeks before going into hiding. Anne, her parents, her sister, and four others spent more than two years concealed in the sealed-off annex of her father’s office building in Amsterdam.

This moving production, paired with the traveling exhibit, offers audiences the opportunity to deepen their understanding of Anne’s story and the historical realities of the Holocaust.

Attendees are encouraged to allow time before or after the performance to experience the exhibit.

The Anne Frank Traveling Exhibit is made possible through the partnership of the University of South Carolina's Anne Frank Center, the Anne Frank House, and the Institute for Holocaust Education.

Program sponsorship provided by the Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation.

Week of Understanding

March 23 - 27

The Institute for Holocaust Education (IHE) invites schools, educators, and the community to take part in our annual Week of Understanding, presented in partnership with Omaha Public Schools. This meaningful initiative brings second-generation (2G) and third-generation (3G) testimony to classrooms across Nebraska and parts of Iowa.

Now just weeks away, Week of Understanding will take place March 23–27, 2026. During this impactful week, speakers will share powerful family stories that educate students about the Holocaust and inspire action against hatred and antisemitism.

Schools and educators still have the opportunity to register to bring a speaker to their classrooms. However, schedules are filling quickly, and availability is limited as we already have many schools registered. We encourage you to sign up now to ensure your students can participate in this powerful educational experience.

This program is made possible through the generous support of the Shirley & Leonard Goldstein Foundation, Omaha Public Schools Foundation, and the Jewish Federation of Omaha.

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.