U.S. Embassy & Consulate Supports Holocaust Education and Human Rights

Aug 19, 2021

Cultural Affairs Officer Jeanne Briganti helped kick off the fourth edition of The Olga Lengyel Institute (TOLI) seminar, which provides training to educators around the world on Holocaust education and human rights. A group of 30 educators from all over Poland are participating in the seminar, which takes place in Warsaw, Oswiecim, and Krakow. Ms. Briganti joined Ms. Oana Nestian-Sandu, TOLI international programs director, and Ms. Łucja Koch, head of the education department at Warsaw’s POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in welcoming the participants and setting the stage for the program.

Ms. Briganti spoke about the Embassy’s support for initiatives that promote remembrance, education, and dialogue on the Holocaust. She commended the teachers for their engagement, noting the unique responsibility and opportunity teachers have to build open-mindedness and tolerance in their students.

https://pl.usembassy.gov/holocaust_education/