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inSIGHT Through Education Is The Backbone Of The

Holocaust Studies Program For Palm Beach County Schools

inSIGHT Through Education is a to learn history and its implications today. Key to the CSA is
nonprofit, nonsectarian organization the active participation of teachers, who share good practices
with a mission to inspire and educate, and work on lesson plans and cross-border projects together.
encouraging kindness, acceptance, and At the JFR Lerner Institute, a prestigious program aimed at
respect for all, using lessons learned advancing educators’ knowledge of Holocaust history and
from the Holocaust and genocides the legacy of Righteous Gentiles who saved Jews during
worldwide, to recognize and oppose the Holocaust, participants attend a rigorous program led
antisemitism, hatred, and bigotry. by Holocaust scholars, becoming Alfred Lerner Fellows.
inSIGHT is the backbone of Holocaust These fellows are committed to sharing their knowledge
Education in Palm Beach County with schools and communities, thus promoting Holocaust
schools, which is mandated in Florida, education and the values of courage and compassion. Palm
along with the study and prevention Beach County has a cohort of 20-plus Lerner Fellows who
of antisemitism. Last school year, share this knowledge with their peers. This impact ripples
inSIGHT reached new audiences and through schools, fostering understanding and remembrance
doubled its impact, reaching 40,000 of the Holocaust.
students and hundreds of educators. Traveling cattle car classroom Since the tragedies of October 7 and the significant rise in
inSIGHT knows that education is key to antisemitism, organizations worldwide have acknowledged
change and is committed to opening the hearts and minds visit the United States Holocaust Memorial and Museum the need for education from an early age. inSIGHT has done
of young people, our future leaders. and the National Museum of African American History and this for 14 years. Looking ahead to inSIGHT’s 15th year, we
inSIGHT provides age-appropriate resources, speakers, and Culture. Participants are profoundly impacted, enhancing remember the vision that unites us: to create a generation of
programs for students at every level, and funds professional their support for Holocaust and antisemitism education. At future leaders who are kind, empathetic, informed critical
development for teachers and administrators. Principals and the Centropa Summer Academy (CSA), 70-plus educators thinkers with the courage to stand up for themselves and the
assistant principals may attend the Principal’s Field Study from 15-plus countries convene for a 7-day program. They rights of others.
in Washington, D.C. With local Holocaust Survivors, they use the city of Berlin as their classroom and collected stories More information: insightthrougheducation.org.

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