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The Holocaust Center opened its doors in 1986 and has been a leader in Holocaust Education ever since. Whether you are a teacher looking for lesson plans, a student doing research, or a community member who is looking to expand your knowledge about the Holocaust, you have come to the right place.
New lesson plans coming January 2025!
Deep Dive:
Holocaust by Bullets
Guided Lesson and Exhibit Guide
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Interactive Experiences
Take your experience to the next level with our virtual experiences. Reserve your visit today.
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Experience the poignant history of Anne Frank’s Secret Annex through the Anne Frank House VR. This immersive virtual reality tour o ers a detailed and historically accurate exploration of the hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary. Hear diary excerpts, understand the historical context, and connect deeply with Anne’s story in an educational and emotionally impactful journey, accessible from anywhere in the world.
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Dimensions in Testimony offers an interactive experience where visitors engage in a “virtual conversation” with Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter, who endured six Nazi concentration camps. Using advanced recording, display technologies, and natural language processing, Pinchas answered approximately 1,500 questions, enabling his pre-recorded projection to respond in real time to audience queries. This groundbreaking program preserves survivors’ voices, ensuring future generations can continue to learn from their experiences.
Upstanders Program
The UpStanders Program is a bullying prevention initiative of the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center. Rooted in Holocaust Education, the UpStanders Program challenges students to study one of the world’s paramount examples of prejudice in order to understand the role each of us plays in shaping a better future.
Dr. Norman M. Wall Teacher Institute
Teaching and learning about the Holocaust provides an essential opportunity to inspire critical thinking, societal awareness, and personal growth. Decades after the event, societies continue to wrestle with both the memory and historical record of the Holocaust in the midst of contemporary challenges.
Field Trips
The Holocaust Center offers field trips at no charge.
School groups wishing to schedule a field trip may reserve a field trip date by clicking the button below and filling out the request form.
When the field trip is scheduled and confirmed, specific details may be arranged. If a field trip is not feasible for your group, we may still be able to help. We can adapt other educational programs for a presentation at your school, pending availability.
Want to schedule over the phone? Call 407-628-0555.
