Week of Understanding

Week of Understanding is an annual educational initiative created by the Institute for Holocaust Education and the Omaha Public Schools. The week is designed to deliver Holocaust survivor testimony to a maximum number of students in one school week. During the week of March 24-28, 2025, we will have Holocaust survivors, second generation (2G), and third generation […]

Guest Lecturer – Dr. Andreas Musolf

Please join us! UNL Research Council Distinguished Lecture Dr. Andreas Musolff, Cognitive Linguist University of East Anglia, UK An event of the IHE Week of Understanding Thursday, March 27 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Staenberg Omaha Jewish Community Center - 333 S 132nd Street, Omaha - Wiesman Family Reception Room Register HERE Sponsored by: UNL […]

Art and the Holocaust Exhibit

The Institute for Holocaust Education invites middle school art teachers and their students to participate in an annual Holocaust-related project. In order to build knowledge of the Holocaust participating teachers will teach a Holocaust lesson provided by the IHE to their students during at least one full class period before commencing with the visual art […]