Educational Outreach
The Cohen Institute works closely with teachers across the state and beyond to empower them to incorporate Holocaust and genocide studies into their classrooms. Through professional learning communities, workshops, individualized mentorship, and more, we aim to increase teachers’ capacities and confidence for doing this important work.
Workshops
The Cohen Institute offers between three and five professional development workshops related to Holocaust and Genocide Studies education each year. These offerings are free and those who complete each workshop receive a certificate of completion.
Blavatnik Archive Teacher Fellowship
The Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies is participating in the Blavatnik Archive Teacher Fellowship (BATF) during the 2026-2027 academic year. This curriculum-writing program for educators, offered in collaboration with the Blavatnik Archive, focuses on the theme “Reading Visual Propaganda” and centers on a seven-part webinar series exploring 20th-century visual propaganda from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, examining how images shaped public attitudes and experiences, and supporting participants in developing classroom-ready curriculum based on these materials. To meet our fellows please click here. We encourage you to check out the webinar schedule and return to the website regularly for recordings of the monthly lectures.
This fellowship is a collaboration involving the Blavatnik Archive, the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard, the Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies at the Ohio State University, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, the Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies at the University of Kansas, the Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University, and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.
Scholarships for Teachers
Thanks to the generosity of a donor, the Cohen Institute is able to provide funding to support educators doing professional work related to Holocaust and Genocide Studies. This funding can support classroom projects with students, field trips or other activities, and/or participation in Cohen Institute educational outreach programs such as study tours, the biannual Summer Institute for educators, and more. Teachers are expected to use the funds in ways that will positively impact their work in the classroom.
Support for Teachers
Teachers are also encouraged to reach out to the Cohen Institute’s Coordinator of Educational Outreach for individualized support. While most of our work supports middle and high school educators across New Hampshire, we welcome inquiries from anyone who would benefit from assistance in this area.
Recommended Resources for Getting Started:
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - Guidelines for Teaching about the Holocaust
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - Belfer Conference
- The Grubman Family Collection - Teaching Materials
- “Holocaust Survivor and Partisan” - Rita Yelgin’s Story
Teaching Materials
We welcome submissions from educators who would like to share their lesson or unit plans on the Holocaust and/or genocide as open-access materials on our website. If you are interested in having your materials reviewed for publication, please reach out to our Coordinator of Educational Outreach.
