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The latest updates, stories, and insights on Holocaust education and remembrance.
We Dared to Write — A New Kind of Holocaust Film Premieres July 23
We Dared to Write centers the words of five teenage diarists—plus living voices Anita Budding Meyer and Peter Feigl—to reframe how Holocaust stories are told and heard.
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Introducing the Project Witness Digital Learning Hub: A New Era of Holocaust and Antisemitism Education
Project Witness will debut the Digital Learning Hub—a modular platform combining storytelling, scholarship, and technology to engage students and support educators with tools for Holocaust and antisemitism education.
August 18, 2025
Teaching the Holocaust Through Teen Diaries — Free Educational Tools from We Dared to Write
Project Witness is releasing free classroom tools tied to the animated documentary We Dared to Write, centered on five teen diarists and supported by downloadable lesson plans and interactive modules.
August 12, 2025
Project Witness Launches Groundbreaking Teacher Training Module on Antisemitism
Project Witness is scaling its Anti-Antisemitism educator module—an interactive, standards-aligned professional development course with lesson materials, microlearning for students, and CTLE certification.
August 5, 2025
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Mayor of London Supports Holocaust Memorial
Sadiq Khan urges Westminster City Council to approve the National Holocaust Memorial at Victoria Tower Gardens despite controversy over the site.
Ancient Coins Found In Hungarian Home May Have Belonged to Holocaust Victims
A Hungarian family unearthed 2,800 coins and jewelry in Keszthely—likely hidden by Jews during WWII; the museum seeks descendants.
Project Witness Launches Groundbreaking Digital Archive to Preserve Jewish History and Holocaust-Era Testimony
With NIAC support facilitated by Senator Charles Schumer, Project Witness is digitizing and opening public access to a major private collection documenting Orthodox Jewish life, leadership, and resilience.
Holocaust Exhibit Opens in Dubai Museum
The first-ever Holocaust exhibit in a Middle Eastern country outside of Israel has opened, marking a significant moment for education and interfaith dialogue in the region.
Ms. Toby Levy Speaks with the WHSAD Community
Holocaust survivor Ms. Toby Levy captivated students and faculty at the WHSAD community event with her firsthand account of resilience and hope.
Dedication of The Children's Tree, A Living Artifact From Theresienstadt
A sapling propagated from a tree that grew in the Theresienstadt ghetto, known as 'The Children's Tree,' has been dedicated as a living memorial.
It Started With Words - Holocaust Survivors Give Stunning Testimonies
A recent conference highlighted how the Holocaust began not with violence, but with words, as survivors shared their harrowing experiences.
Ruth Gruener Obituary
A heartfelt remembrance of Ruth Gruener—her enduring message of love, peace, and moral courage.
Project Witness Presents Dr. Rafael Medoff In a Two-Part Webinar on America's Response to the Holocaust
Dr. Rafael Medoff, author of 20 Holocaust books and Founding Director of The David S. Wyman Institute, presents the first in a two-part series examining America's response to the Holocaust from 1933-1941.
Ruth Gruener, Holocaust Survivor and Author at the Opening Of Renaissance Express
Holocaust survivor and author Ruth Gruener attends the grand opening of Renaissance Express restaurant in Brooklyn, representing the Project Witness community.
Jewish Groups Angered by Use of Holocaust Victims' Ashes
Jewish organizations express outrage at an oversized urn containing Holocaust victims' ashes placed in front of the German parliament by the Center for Political Beauty.
Sachs Poster Collection Returned To Heirs
After a seven-year court battle, thousands of posters seized by the Nazis from Hans Sachs in 1938 are returned to his heirs, including works by Munch, Klimt, and Flagg.
Project Witness Concludes Three-Part Webinar Series With 'The Day the Rabbis Marched'
Dr. Rafael Medoff concludes Project Witness's three-part webinar series on America's Response to the Holocaust with a fascinating lecture about the 1943 Rabbis' March on Washington.
Oregon Passes Law Saying Schools Must Teach the Holocaust
Oregon Governor Kate Brown signs law requiring Holocaust and genocide education in public schools, inspired by 14-year-old Claire Sarnowski's friendship with Holocaust survivor Alter Wiener.
Senators Introduce Bill to Fund Holocaust Education
Bipartisan Never Again Education Act introduced in Senate to provide federal funding for Holocaust education programs, teacher training, and resources in middle and high schools.
Germany to Increase Payments To Holocaust Survivors
Germany agrees to pay nearly $50 million more in Holocaust reparations, including increased social services funding and new stipends for widowed spouses and Righteous Among the Nations.
German Holocaust Archive Puts Millions of Documents Online
The International Tracing Service (now Arolsen Archives) uploads over 13 million Nazi concentration camp documents online, making information on 2.2 million people accessible to researchers.
Remains of Hundreds of Holocaust Victims Discovered in Mass Grave in Belarus
Zaka volunteers from Tel Aviv work to properly bury hundreds of Holocaust victims discovered in a mass grave at a construction site in Brest, Belarus, one of the most horrifying Holocaust findings.
Millions Going to Holocaust Survivors For Coronavirus Help
The Claims Conference allocates $4.3 million in emergency funding to help 120,000 Holocaust survivors worldwide during the coronavirus pandemic, addressing their increased vulnerability.
Wisconsin Assembly Votes to Require Teaching the Holocaust
Wisconsin Assembly unanimously passes bill requiring Holocaust education in middle and high schools, joining 11 other states with similar mandates.
A Jewish Scientist in Nazi Germany
The story of Georg Bredig, a prominent German-Jewish chemist whose meticulously kept archive reveals the impact of the Holocaust on science and the dramatic escape of his papers from Nazi Germany.
89-Year-Old Italian Holocaust Survivor Receives Police Security After Death Threats
Italian senator-for-life Liliana Segre, an Auschwitz survivor, receives police protection after facing 200 daily social media attacks, highlighting rising anti-Semitism in Italy.
Ex-Principal Who Made Holocaust Comments Faces Firing
Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent recommends termination of former Spanish River High principal William Latson after he claimed he couldn't say whether the Holocaust was real.
Historic Kristallnacht Contest Culminates in Exhibition
Over 250 student submissions from across the country commemorated the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht in a moving exhibition featuring literature, art, and historical artifacts.
Meeting With Holocaust Survivor, Ruth Gruener
WHSAD students and faculty had the privilege of hearing Holocaust survivor Ruth Gruener share her story of survival and message of peace during a virtual event organized by Project Witness.
Remembering Liberation – January 27, 1945
On the anniversary of Auschwitz liberation, survivor and liberator testimonies reveal the harrowing reality of the death march and the moment freedom arrived.
Public to Get Access to Nuremberg Trials Digital Recordings
Audio recordings from the Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders will be made available to the public for the first time in digital form after nearly two years of secret digitization work.
My Courtroom Battle With a Holocaust Denier
Historian Deborah Lipstadt recounts her six-year legal battle defending the Holocaust against denial in court, and proposes solutions for fighting truth in an era of "alternative facts."
Dutch Woman Who Helped Jews During WWII Dies in Michigan
Diet Eman, who saved hundreds of Jews in the Netherlands during WWII and authored memoirs about her resistance work, has died at age 99 in Grand Rapids.