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Independence Day (Office Closed)   View Event

  • Friday, July 4, 2025 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  N/A
  • Description:  The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed.

Echoes & Reflections | Teaching About Antisemitism After the Holocaust, July 2025   View Event

  • Monday, July 7, 2025 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  Online
  • Description:  Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of historical and contemporary antisemitism in today’s classrooms. Antisemitism did not fade after World War II, but is a global phenomenon that continues to rise. Participation in this course will give you the tools needed to deliver thoughtful, engaging, and historically accurate lessons on contemporary antisemitism for students. Course Details: Program includes three interactive modules; approximately 6 hours to complete in total – at no cost.Proceed at your own pace each week, be supported by an instructor, and enjoy interaction with other educators.Complete all three modules for a 6-hour certificate.Final module includes additional time to complete optional final project for a 10-hour certificate.Graduate credit available through the University of the Pacific. Please visit their site for more information. Course Schedule: Opens July 7th and closes August 3rd.Optional Final Project: Due August 3rd. Program Outcomes: Learn about the comprehensive resources available in Echoes & Reflections to support the teaching of historical and contemporary antisemitism.Be introduced to a sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust.Practice instructional strategies designed to help your students learn about the complex history of contemporary antisemitism that persists in their schools, communities, and the world.(Optional) Prepare a final project to take back to the classroom.Become part of a network of educators teaching about the Holocaust and genocide. To register, click here. 

Echoes & Reflections | Rescue and Rescuers during the Holocaust, July 2025   View Event

  • Monday, July 14, 2025 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  Online
  • Description:  Rescue during the Holocaust was not the norm, but it is an important topic for students to examine as a way to illuminate the rare bright spots amidst the overwhelming darkness of this historical tragedy. Use this course to provide students with an opportunity to learn about the types of rescue that occurred in Nazi-occupied Europe and to consider the moral and ethical choices that non-Jews made in order to help Jews survive. Course Details: Course begins July 14th, 2025 at 7am ET. About 4 hours to complete – at no cost.Proceed at your own pace, be supported by an instructor, and enjoy interaction with other educators.Complete all activities for a 4-hour certificate. Graduate credit available through the University of the Pacific. Please visit their site for more information. After completing this course you will be able to: Explore a sound pedagogy for planning and implementing Holocaust education in the classroom.Identify forms of assistance provided to Jews by non-Jews during the Holocaust, including the Kindertransport.Examine the role and impact of antisemitism on rescue efforts.Discuss how the Kindertransport and other avenues of rescue were considered a “choiceless choice” for Jews.Explore how rescuers are both extraordinary and ordinary as well as the impact studying the choices of rescuers during the Holocaust can have on our choices today.Explore various resources and tools to support your teaching of the complex ideas of rescue and support in the context of the Holocaust. To register, click here. 

ICS Virtual Summer Institute | Jewish History   View Event

  • Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 11:00am -
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 2:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Online
  • Description:  This 2-day workshop will help educators understand the basics of Judaism, where antisemitism came from and how it evolved, America's largest wave of Jewish immigration, and what Jewish American identity looks like today. Stipend amount: $150 To apply: Summer Institute Application 2025

Grant Results Announced This Week   View Event

  • Monday, July 28, 2025 (all day)
  • Calendar:   Grants & Contests
  • Location:  N/A
  • Description:  N/A

2023 THGAAC Education Grant Cycle Closes   View Event

  • Thursday, July 31, 2025 (all day)
  • Calendar:   Grants & Contests
  • Location:  N/A
  • Description:  N/A