Educational Philosophy

Education is Our Focus

The Institute for Holocaust Education (IHE) is Nebraska’s leading resource for accurate, meaningful Holocaust education. Each year, IHE works with approximately 200 educators, offering professional development workshops in Omaha and communities across the state.

IHE develops and distributes age-appropriate teaching resources that integrate Holocaust education into multiple disciplines, including social studies, literature, art, and language arts. Through these workshops, educators gain high-quality curricula, ready-to-use lesson plans, and best practices for teaching this complex history with accuracy and sensitivity.

Beyond classroom materials, participants leave with renewed confidence, practical teaching strategies, and a network of fellow educators committed to fostering critical thinking, historical understanding, and civic responsibility.

Resources

Echoes & Reflections

Echoes & Reflections

Echoes & Reflections provides educators with the resources and training to teach the Holocaust responsibly and effectively. By studying the Holocaust, students learn about the consequences of antisemitism and hate while building critical thinking, empathy, and civic responsibility.

USHMM

USHMM

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum serves as America's official memorial to the Holocaust, offering powerful exhibitions, survivor testimonies, archival collections, and educational resources that inspire visitors to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and uphold human dignity.

IWitness

IWitness

IWitness engages students with powerful survivor and witness testimonies to foster empathy, understanding, and respect. Explore more than 1,700 searchable video clips, organized by topic and available in multiple languages.

Nebraska Stories of Humanity

Nebraska Stories of Humanity

The Nebraska Stories of Humanity: Holocaust Survivors & WWII Veterans, Network Portal & Educational Website centralizes access to the history of Nebraska Holocaust survivors and WWII liberators of Nazi camps in a collection of searchable stories in aggregate.

Hold On To Your Music - Willesden Lane in the Midwest

Hold On To Your Music - Willesden Lane in the Midwest

The Willesden Project brings Holocaust survivor Lisa Jura's story to life through music, storytelling, and technology, inspiring students with lessons of courage and resilience.

Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center

Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center

Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center offers free resources and programs exploring art, the Holocaust, human rights, and genocide.

Nebraska Holocaust Education Consortium

Nebraska Holocaust Education Consortium

The Nebraska Holocaust Education Consortium provides Nebraska educators with Holocaust teaching resources and training that meet state standards.

Programs for Students

Programs for Students

Discover IHE's Holocaust education programs, including speakers, exhibitions, field trips, art, and writing opportunities for schools in Nebraska and western Iowa.