News and Events

The South Carolina Council on the Holocaust is pleased to announce that its first ever virtual summer institute for South Carolina educators, and those of educational organizations in the state, will take place online on August 6 and 7, 2020. The theme of this year’s institute will be “Lessons of the Holocaust” and participants will examine the importance of contextualization, complexity, and perspective which will help to inform their teaching of the Holocaust. Additionally, participants will explore how the lessons of the Holocaust have distinct connections to their teaching of contemporary events. Participation in the institute is FREE and teachers will be able to earn recertification credits for their participation.

The South Carolina Council on the Holocaust stands in support of the millions of Americans and those around the globe who have peacefully demonstrated in the names of George Floyd and the countless other victims of racist violence.

On April 15th, 2020 The State and Free Times contained the 2020 Holocaust Remembered supplement "Holocaust - 75 years Later, What have we Learned?"

Here is a list of workshops, events, and conferences in which the SC Holocaust Council participates or supports. Some are held only for designated attendees, but many are free and open to the public.

We have new video resources regarding the importance of Holocaust education. The videos can be found under "Education" and by clicking on the link titled "Importance of Holocaust Education". The videos include interviews with Robert Caslen (President of USC), Senator Katrina Shealy, Molly Spearman (Superintendent of Education), and Mayor Steve Benjamin.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was designated by The United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. On this day, we honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and recommit ourselves to developing educational programs that help prevent future genocides.