This workshop is a must-have for all new and current educators responsible for teaching about the Holocaust in their classrooms since Act 30 took effect. Hosted by the Nathan & Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Registration is open!
Full speaker lineup for 2025 coming soon!
1. Learn from experts in the field of Holocaust and genocide studies.
2. Join us as we explore engaging sessions in Holocaust history, including but not limited to; the Nazi leadership and decisions for the “Final Solution”, the euthanasia program, sexual violence in the camps, and postwar Germany.
3. Gain information and resources about the Holocaust and context for talking about other genocides in the classroom.
4. Make connections with educators in other areas.
Middle school and high school educators of Social Studies and English Language Arts. Act 30 is specific to Wisconsin, but there may be similar Holocaust and genocide mandated education in your state.
$25 – *Each registrant will have a choice between a few book titles from featured lecturers.
A limited number of scholarships will be available to help underwrite the costs for educators to attend the conference in person. Funding can be used for travel expenses, accommodation, and other costs associated with your stay in Milwaukee.
There will be approximately 4-5 hours of sessions per day with breaks. You will not be asked to complete assignments or readings prior to sessions.
Attending educators will be given a letter from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction stating the number of hours that have gone towards professional development.
Dr. Peter Gengler is a historian in the Office of the Senior Historian in the Mandel Center Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the guidance of Profs. Konrad H. Jarausch and Christopher Browning. Before joining the USHMM, he taught the histories of modern Europe, fascism, and the Holocaust at Duke University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His specialization is in modern German and East European History cultural, political, and military history, and his research interests include the legacies and memory of World War I and II, the Third Reich, the Holocaust, and the Cold War.
Generously sponsored by:
In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (ClaimsConference) for supporting this educator training program. Through recovering the assets of the victims of the Holocaust, the Claims Conference enables organizations around the world to provide education about the Shoah and to preserve the memory of those who perished.