Summer Institute

Summer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust 

Join The Breman and the Museum of History and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State University as we present an annual three-day educator conference during June.

We are committed to providing educators with first-rate Holocaust teaching resources across grade levels, subject areas, and curricula, while addressing teachers’ needs to fulfill various standards. Teachers receive a certificate for 20 hours of professional development upon completion.

Registration for June 2025 TBD

Program Highlights

• Unforgettable eyewitness accounts by a Holocaust Survivor
• Multimedia curriculum Echoes & Reflections (by USC-Shoah Foundation, ADL and Yad Vashem)
• Age-appropriate teaching strategies and print & digital resources
• In-depth history of the major events of World War II & the Holocaust
• Networking opportunities with scholars and museum professionals
• Guided tour of the Breman’s signature gallery, Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years, 1933-1945
• The long & tragic history of antisemitism
• Jewish responses to the Holocaust: resourcefulness, resistance, rescue & resilience
• Research-based strategies for teaching difficult history
• Classroom materials
• Hands-on lessons