Tennessee Holocaust Commission

Tennessee Holocaust Commission THC is a resource for teachers, students and individuals.

Founded in 1984, the Tennessee Holocaust Commission provides education to promote remembrance of the Holocaust, to fight prejudice, and to encourage tolerance and understanding among all people.

We're so proud of our Education Coordinator, Ken Gluck. He recently traveled to Northeast Tennessee to speak to three sc...
02/09/2025

We're so proud of our Education Coordinator, Ken Gluck. He recently traveled to Northeast Tennessee to speak to three school systems about the importance of Holocaust remembrance and countering hate.

Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight for Pinchas Gutter's powerful testimony. We had an outstanding crowd and rea...
01/30/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight for Pinchas Gutter's powerful testimony. We had an outstanding crowd and really appreciate your support. If you would like to see the recording, please reach out to us and we will share it with you

A reminder that if you have not registered for this evening's program with Holocaust survivor, Pinchas Gutter, there is ...
01/29/2025

A reminder that if you have not registered for this evening's program with Holocaust survivor, Pinchas Gutter, there is still an opportunity to join us! We hope to see you at 7:00 EST/6:00 Central. Please register by visiting tnholcom.org.

Tomorrow commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The ceremony beginning at 10:00 EST/9:00 CST....
01/26/2025

Tomorrow commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The ceremony beginning at 10:00 EST/9:00 CST. You can tune in by visiting the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum museum.

https://www.auschwitz.org/en/home-page-80/

Partner Program on Monday January 27 with Living On Exhibit and Virtual Presentation with Benno Kimmelman at Museum and ...
01/22/2025

Partner Program on Monday January 27 with Living On Exhibit and Virtual Presentation with Benno Kimmelman at Museum and Cultural Center at 5ive Points. Look for our Teacher Fellow, Julie Mitchell (Education and Programs Manager for the Center).

Join us for a Zoom Webinar with 93 year old Concentration Camp Survivor, Pinchas Gutter. Registration is required. Link ...
01/14/2025

Join us for a Zoom Webinar with 93 year old Concentration Camp Survivor, Pinchas Gutter. Registration is required. Link in comments.

Coming soon on Ask the Experts!  Alison Vick interviews Victor Ashe, Former American Ambassador to Poland and Knoxville'...
11/16/2024

Coming soon on Ask the Experts! Alison Vick interviews Victor Ashe, Former American Ambassador to Poland and Knoxville's longest serving Mayor. He also served as Senator and State Representative.

Terrific day visiting our friends at Whitwell Middle Schoolhool where Teacher Fellow David Smith and Taylor Kilgore led ...
11/14/2024

Terrific day visiting our friends at Whitwell Middle Schoolhool where Teacher Fellow David Smith and Taylor Kilgore led the tour to almost 50 guests from The Temple Congregation Ohabai Shalom. What an impact the memorial had on all of us.

Although it is eighty-six years later, let us never forget the horror of Kristallnacht.
11/09/2024

Although it is eighty-six years later, let us never forget the horror of Kristallnacht.

Tonight we began our three-part webinar series with an outstanding presentation from Father John Pawlikowski. We are dee...
11/08/2024

Tonight we began our three-part webinar series with an outstanding presentation from Father John Pawlikowski. We are deeply honored to have had his participation and thankful to everyone who attended. Join us next Tuesday, Nov. 12 for the second part in the series with Dr. Victoria Barnett's presentation, "Bonhoeffer and the Holocaust: A View from Below."

We are so proud of our Teacher Fellow, Julie Kinder-McMillan, and of her students! Thank you to everyone for helping ens...
11/06/2024

We are so proud of our Teacher Fellow, Julie Kinder-McMillan, and of her students! Thank you to everyone for helping ensure stories of the Holocaust will continue to be remembered and shared.

https://www.ortn.edu/oak-ridge-students-take-all-three-awards-in-statewide-contest/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGYXt5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbkoyeJ-OAFj2Hvdcrl7pWzxFyq4_ifk2HBDaXghHo1x_Ogbvm3nw9-hrw_aem_g4wbpi0Rk_Tvwozs_Rqu0Q

Three former Robertsville Middle School students swept the Middle School Visual Arts category in the statewide 2024 Mira Kimmelman ‘Learning from the Holocaust’ Contest, sponsored by the Tennessee Holocaust Commission and the Kimmelman

We are so proud of our Education Coordinator, Ken Gluck!
10/30/2024

We are so proud of our Education Coordinator, Ken Gluck!

We are deeply honored to share the powerful testimony of Mark Schonwetter, child survivor of the Holocaust. Special than...
10/30/2024

We are deeply honored to share the powerful testimony of Mark Schonwetter, child survivor of the Holocaust. Special thanks to Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation for their generous support!

Mark Schonwetter Mark with daughter Isabella after speaking at University School Nashville (April 2024) Zosia, Sala and Mark after the war. (Photo courtesy of Schonwetter Family) Forest where Mark and his family hid. (Photo courtesy of the Schonwetter Family) Mark Schonwetter was born in Brzostek, P...

Special thank you to two of our Teacher Fellows, Lori Wilhoit and Noelle Smith, for their hard work in creating this opp...
10/25/2024

Special thank you to two of our Teacher Fellows, Lori Wilhoit and Noelle Smith, for their hard work in creating this opportunity. Thank you also to Ben Lesser and Zachor Holocaust Foundation. We appreciate you so much and look forward to the second event with you!

Local high school students recently got a rare opportunity to hear gut-wrenching personal memories of the Holocaust from 96-year-old survivor Ben Lesser.

Thank you to our friends at USHMM United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for leading the Teaching about the Holocaust w...
10/22/2024

Thank you to our friends at USHMM United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for leading the Teaching about the Holocaust workshop for our Tennessee Educators.

Thank you to Kent Hallman and our friends at Cumberland University for hosting an Antisemitism Worshsop led by Ken Gluck...
10/21/2024

Thank you to Kent Hallman and our friends at Cumberland University for hosting an Antisemitism Worshsop led by Ken Gluck and Alison Vick.

We are deeply honored that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum invited us to host this educator professional dev...
09/18/2024

We are deeply honored that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum invited us to host this educator professional development! We will host it at the Tennessee State Museum on Tuesday, October 22 from 9 AM-3PM Central Time.

A professional development workshop for teacher with trainers from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The Commission is excited to partner with Cumberland University to host this training on Monday, Oct. 21 from 4:00-6:00 ...
09/18/2024

The Commission is excited to partner with Cumberland University to host this training on Monday, Oct. 21 from 4:00-6:00 PM Central Time. We would love to see you there!

Two Hour Educator Professional Development

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