REMEMBER THE PAST TO PROTECT THE FUTURE.
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RECENT VTHM NEWS
VTHM MEETS & GREETS SUPPORTERS
Our first “Meet & Greet” gathering took place in Burlington on Sunday, October 19, 2025. All who attended were impressed, engaged, and ready to step-up! It was a pleasure to finally meet so many of our supporters in person.
Mingling and sharing lessons and stories were participants who came from near and far. Burlington, Jericho, Woodstock, Norwich, Fairlee, Killington, and more were represented, on probably the last beautiful autumn day in Vermont. We were so grateful!
VTHM is looking for: speakers, family stories of survival, technical support, writers, advocates, and leaders. If you, or someone you know, has time, talent, and would like to get involved please reach out to: info@holocaustmemorial-vt.org
Educators Join Us for Holocaust Professional Development
On March 19, 2025 VTHM held it’s 6th Annual Educators Workshop in Montpelier. 48 teachers joined the full day program facilitated by Echoes & Reflections to gather resources to bring back to their students despite Vermont’s lack of a Holocaust education requirement. “Teaching the Holocaust Using the Humanities: Integrating Photographs, Literature, Art, and Poetry to tell the Human Story” focused on bringing the human experience of that genocidal period to Vermont teachers and students. Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale opened the session welcoming the teachers. Andy Reichsman provided a presentation on his recovery of family looted art from the Holocaust, and Williston Central School 7th grader Josie Raynes shared information on her initiative to bring the traveling Anne Frank: A History for Today exhibit to her school.
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION IN VERMONT SCHOOLS
Did you know that it is not mandatory for schools in Vermont to teach about the Holocaust!? Two draft Holocaust education bills had been introduced in the 2023 and 2024 Vermont legislative sessions. Vermont House bill H.294 and Senate bill S.87 were entitled “An act relating to Holocaust education in public schools.” Unfortunately they did not move ahead due to other disagreements in educational legislation they were connected to.
Please reach out to your local Vermont senators and representatives to urge them to support this timely, invaluable legislation in the upcoming legislative session. …And, sign the student-led petition linked here:
Help make Holocaust education a requirement in ALL Vermont schools!
The Vermont Holocaust Memorial (VTHM) is a virtual educational organization — not a brick and mortar museum. Our speakers visit schools and communities throughout the state. We provide educational resources including: Teacher training, speaker events, and access to programs, projects, and exhibits that engage and educate.
NEVER FORGET!
The last of the Holocaust survivors are aging. Some have lost memory. Many have died.
We believe their stories need to be shared.
We believe that within those stories, there are important and necessary lessons to be learned.
We believe those lives lost deserve to be remembered...honored...and preserved.
We believe in humankind.
We are all the same.
We bleed when we're cut. We cry when our hearts are broken.
We laugh. We ache. We live. We love.
These weren't just Jewish lives.
These were individual people. Like me. Like you.
Whose liberties were taken away. Whose lives were changed forever. Whose legacy we honor today.
VTHM encourages Vermont Holocaust survivors and their descendants to share their family's stories and join our educational efforts. Please contact us at info@holocaustmemorial-vt.org for details on how you can be a part of our mission.
Unfortunately we cannot accept Holocaust related artifacts. Please contact the institutions listed on our Educational Resources page.
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