Join us for an exploration of LGBTQ+ history to establish context for understanding challenges in the present. We'll identify the top 10 key lessons for understanding the Nazi persecution of LGBTQ+ people and its relevance for today. Attendees will also be equipped with action items that will help them confront homophobia and transphobia in their own communities. Dr. Jake Newsome is an award-winning scholar of German and American LGBTQ+ history and the Founder and President of the Pink Triangle Legacies Project, which honors the Nazis’ LGBTQ+ victims and fights queer and transphobia through education and advocacy. He is the author of Pink Triangle Legacies: Coming Out in the Shadow of the Holocaust, tracing the pink triangle’s transformation from a...

This three-session professional development event featuring scholars Dr. Alexis Herr, Dr. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, and Dr. Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira will introduce educators to the histories of the Cambodian and Bosnian genocides and equip them with classroom lesson plans and resources to integrate these histories into their courses. Participants will also be introduced to the concept of transitional justice and a classroom ready lesson plan that encourages students to think critically about ways in which the mechanisms of transitional justice are leveraged in different contexts. 10:00-10:55 am: Teaching about the Cambodian Genocide 11:00-11:55 am: Hatred Has a Final Destination: From the Bosnian Genocide to a Prevention Roadmap for American Educators 1:00-1:55 pm: An Introduction to Transitional Justice for the Secondary Classroom...

When Peter Metzelaar was 7, the Nazis seized his entire family except for Peter and his mother. With the help of the Dutch Underground, Peter and his mother were sheltered by rescuers in Holland. After the war, Peter and his mother immigrated to the United States. Although Peter spoke no English when he first arrived in the country, he worked hard in school and went on to have a successful career as a radiology technologist. Today, he continues to be an active member of the Holocaust Center for Humanity's Speakers Bureau. Peter is available in our museum to answer questions from the public and tell his personal story. This is a rare opportunity to hear the experiences of a...

When Peter Metzelaar was 7, the Nazis seized his entire family except for Peter and his mother. With the help of the Dutch Underground, Peter and his mother were sheltered by rescuers in Holland. After the war, Peter and his mother immigrated to the United States. Although Peter spoke no English when he first arrived in the country, he worked hard in school and went on to have a successful career as a radiology technologist. Today, he continues to be an active member of the Holocaust Center for Humanity's Speakers Bureau. Peter is available in our museum to answer questions from the public and tell his personal story. This is a rare opportunity to hear the experiences of a...

The Holocaust Center for Humanity offers an intensive 4-day advanced summer fellowship designed for teachers of grades 6-12 who have been actively teaching the Holocaust and/or other genocides and human rights for more than three years. Accommodations will be provided. The Fellowship is limited to 20 participants. Teachers in the Pacific Northwest states are given first priority. 30 Washington State Clock Hours available The 2026 Powell Summer Fellowship will offer educators the opportunity to engage with the history of the Holocaust from a female perspective as well as consider the intersection between the history of the Holocaust and local histories. The seminar will focus on providing Washington state Holocaust educators with advanced scholarship, the most current teacher resources, and...

When Peter Metzelaar was 7, the Nazis seized his entire family except for Peter and his mother. With the help of the Dutch Underground, Peter and his mother were sheltered by rescuers in Holland. After the war, Peter and his mother immigrated to the United States. Although Peter spoke no English when he first arrived in the country, he worked hard in school and went on to have a successful career as a radiology technologist. Today, he continues to be an active member of the Holocaust Center for Humanity's Speakers Bureau. Peter is available in our museum to answer questions from the public and tell his personal story. This is a rare opportunity to hear the experiences of a...

Voices for Humanity is the Holocaust Center for Humanity’s signature fundraising campaign to raise critical dollars for our education and community programs. More information on our 2026 Luncheon coming soon!

Featuring scholars from the Equal Justice Initiative, Institute for Common Power, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and more, educators will wrestle in this workshop with profound moral questions raised by the respective histories of African Americans and the Holocaust and their legacies today. How did systems of oppression in Nazi Germany and the United States enable, and inflame what unfolded then, and what patterns can we recognize today? At the same time, participants will gain classroom-ready resources and considerations to help their students not only consider these issues, but also to sharpen their skills in critical thinking, ethical reflection and empathy, and civic responsibility in the face of systems of oppression today. In partnership: The Holocaust Center for Humanity,...

Bryan Stevenson developed the vision for the Legacy Sites in Montgomery, Alabama, after studying how Germany, South Africa, and Rwanda confronted histories of violence and injustice to promote truth, repair, and reconciliation. As Stevenson writes, “In America, we have resisted that reckoning.” Through the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, and Montgomery Square, the Equal Justice Initiative explores how slavery evolved rather than ended because the nation never fully confronted racial injustice at its roots. Join Tad Roach, Learning and Engagement Specialist at the Equal Justice Initiative, for a discussion on the Legacy Sites and the power of historical research, truth-telling, repair, and healing. Together, we will consider how Stevenson’s model speaks...