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About the Seminars

We collaborate with teachers to assist them in teaching about the Holocaust and other genocides as mandated by the Fred Gross Holocaust Education Act.  We invite public or private school educators to work with us by attending virtual seminars or collaborating locally.  Each seminar runs for 90 minutes from 6 p.m.- 7:30 pm Eastern Time.  They are facilitated by teachers and other scholars who have demonstrated excellence in the topic as well as pedagogical creativity and effectiveness.  Participants should expect an interactive experience that they can mirror with their students, and that values and highlights their experience.  Local collaboration takes many forms, and we encourage you to contact us to learn more.

Kentucky educators may earn a $250 stipend for completing 10 hours of work and a reflection. Seminars may be combined with local, in-person support.  We have teachers throughout the state who are forming local learning communities to nurture collaborative planning, lead content exploration, and share effective instructional strategies. When registering for a seminar, educators will have the option of requesting access to this type of cohort support.  You might also reach out to anyone listed on our leadership page who represents your local area or a specialized interest.

Educators who complete fewer than 10 hours may earn professional learning credit.

Email us at ukjhf.hei@uky.edu.

Workshop in Paducah, KY.

Teacher leader Crystal Culp and Steering Committee Member Lane Springer of the UK-JHF Holocaust Education Initiative lead an interactive workshop for teachers in western Kentucky.

Aaron Davis

Seminar Calendar

2026 - 2027 Seminar Offerings

Workshop # Date Title/Focus
1 Monday, October 12 Building a Classroom Climate for Teaching Hard Histories
2 Monday, November 16 Teaching and Learning about Genocide: Using the Holocaust as a Case Study
3 Thursday, December 10 Creating Interdisciplinary Text Sets to Deepen Understanding of the Holocaust
4 Monday, January 11 Curating & Collaborating: Building Holocaust Text Collections for a Student-Centered Classroom
5 Monday, January 18 Teaching the Holocaust in Appalachia: Understanding Students’ Unique Contexts and Schema
6 Wednesday, February 3 Black, Indigenous, and Jewish Historical Intersections: Implications for Contemporary Studies
7 Thursday, February 11 Understanding the Armenian Genocide
8 Monday, March 8 Forms of Resistance During the Holocaust
9 Monday, March 15 Learning About Judaism from a Christian Viewpoint
10 Thursday, April 1 Modern-Day Issues: Combating Antisemitism in the Classroom and Teaching the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
11 Monday, April 12 Unpacking the Past: Teaching the Holocaust Through Multiple Social Studies Lenses
12 Tuesday, May 4 Addressing the Algorithm: Tools and Strategies for Recognizing and Combating Online Antisemitism 

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