History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum teaches millions of people each year about the dangers of unchecked hatred and the need to prevent genocide. Learn more about the Holocaust, antisemitism, and genocide. Discover their free resources for educators.

Facing History and Ourselves

Facing History has thousands of research-based resources and professional learning events to support social studies and ELA teachers in using lessons of history to challenge their students to stand up against racism, antisemitism, and other forms of bigotry and hate.

Holocaust Learning Experience

The Holocaust Learning Experience empowers educators with innovative and easy-to-use tools that help them teach students how to build resilience and moral courage, as well as combat bullying, bias, prejudice, and hate through lessons from the Holocaust.

Institute for Holocaust Education 

The Institute for Holocaust Education provides educational resources, workshops, survivor testimony, and integrated arts programming to students, educators, and the public.

Nebraska Stories of Humanity

The Harris Center for Judaic Studies’ Nebraska Stories of Humanity project provides access to survivor testimony, primary source documents, photographs, maps, and historical records documenting the experiences of Holocaust survivors and World War II liberators with connections to Nebraska. By highlighting the personal stories of individuals who became part of Nebraska communities, this resource helps students recognize that the Holocaust was not a distant event but one that shaped the lives of people in their own state. The collection offers a meaningful way to explore history through local perspectives and authentic primary sources, fostering both historical understanding and empathy.