The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education teaches the history of the Holocaust, applying its lessons to counter indifference, intolerance, and genocide.
Jewish Experiences Acclaimed Author Series
A conversation with author Elizabeth R. Hyman moderated by MCHE’s Dr. Shelly Cline
“The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto, The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women Who Sparked an Uprising”
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration
Holocaust survivor Marian Turski warned us that Auschwitz did not emerge suddenly; it was the final outcome of countless, incremental assaults on human dignity, civil rights, and social norms. Beginning with the liberation of Auschwitz, this presentation moves backward in time to examine the moments that paved the way for the Holocaust. By tracing this reverse chronology, this program challenges audiences to recognize warning signs within their own societies and to reflect on the responsibilities of individuals and communities when confronted with injustice.
Drawing on her memoir Jutka: A Holocaust Survivor’s Account of Lives Destroyed and Family Rebuilt (2024), Dr. Judy Jacobs will share her experiences during and following the Holocaust.
This is a public presentation organized for the Kansas State and Manhattan communities by K-State Libraries and the Dow Center for Multicultural and Community Studies, the College of Education, and the Departments of English and History. All are welcome to join.
A presentation by MCHE’s Dr. Melissa Karp on Alain Resnais’s 1956 documentary short film about the Holocaust, Night and Fog. This presentation will prepare viewers to watch the film with a new understanding of its making, distribution, and reception, and of the ways it still shapes how we think about the images, sounds, and spaces of the Holocaust today.
Spring 2026 Lunch and Learn Series
Participants will explore how the Nazi state harnessed film, radio, print, visual art, mass spectacle, and education to promote ideology, cultivate loyalty, and marginalize or dehumanize targeted groups.
Available in-person and on Zoom.
MCHE Common Book Spring 2026
The community is invited to read The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings from History and join MCHE’s Dr. Shelly Cline and Dr. Melissa Karp in conversation.
The Rwandan Genocide was carried out in the east-central African nation of Rwanda between April-July 1994. Between 800,000 and 1 million people were killed during this 100-day period.
This workshop for educators will facilitate basic knowledge of the history of the Rwandan Genocide, explore some of the challenges, benefits, and best practices for teaching about this event within curriculum about genocide, war, and/or human rights in the 20th Century.
Event is limited to teachers. Registration is required.
Annual community Yom Hashoah commemoration. All are welcome.
In 2027, we observe the 85th anniversary of the Nazis systematic plan to annihilate Europe’s Jewish population—known as the Final Solution. This journey from Germany to Poland follows the path of destruction while honoring the resilience and vibrancy of Jewish life before the Holocaust. We will explore Jewish heritage sites that tell the stories of thriving communities before the war, we will visit ghettos, memorials, museums, and former killing centers, to deepen our understanding of how the Holocaust unfolded, commemorate the lives lost, and honor those who resisted and survived.
This experience is open to MCHE members for enrollment.
“Through Hell to the Midwest” is a mapping project that traces the stories of survivors who settled in the Kansas City area. Using oral history testimony collected by the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education and dually housed in the Fortunoff Archive at Yale University. Dr. Amber Nickell, Professor Hollie Marquess, and student Sarah Keiss from the Fort Hays State University History Department have mapped these survivors and their experiences. Each map tells the story of one Holocaust survivor, tracing their steps from their hometowns in Central and Eastern Europe, through their Holocaust experiences to their new lives in Kansas and Missouri.
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