Then & Now: A View Through History

A guided tour through our museum’s six galleries, beginning with a brief history of anti-Semitism and its lead up to the Second World War, and ending with a look at genocide and intolerance today with a modern perspective.

Length: 2.5 hours, including lunch break
Grades: 5-12

Looking Back, Moving Forward: Lessons of the Holocaust

HMTC’s core program, this session consists of a guided museum tour, Survivor or Second/Third-Generation testimony, and a question and reflection period.

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes, including lunch break
Grades: 5-12

Memorializing the Innocent

A guided tour through our Children’s Memorial Garden, the first public garden of its kind in New York State. Stationed around our expansive and picturesque grounds, our visitors will find plaques dedicated to the millions of children lost during the Holocaust and World War II, as well as commemorating rescuers who risked everything to save the lives of those who could not save themselves. This program can be done on its own, or in conjuction with another program.

Length: 45 minutes
Grades: 5-12

One Act of Courage

An initiative seeking to empower students to lean-in to their capacity for courage while exploring the history of the Holocaust. This program includes a museum tour, Survivor or Second Generation testimony, interactive workshop and 30-day courage challenge. 

Length: 4 hours, including lunch break 
Grades: 8-12

Artifact Activity Workshop

This is a workshop add on to any of HMTC’s programs.  This workshop connects students with replica artifacts, allowing them to be the historians as they explore critical questions about the Holocaust. 

Length: Additional 45 minutes 
Grades: 8-12

Courageous Conversations

This workshop encourages participants to examine their internalized bias in an effort to move from being a non-racist to an active anti-racist. Participants will gain a greater understanding of racial inequality, systemic racism, and tools to actively combat intolerance.

Grades: 9-12

Deconstructing Symbols of Hate

This workshop encourages participants to closely examine the history behind some of society’s most widely-known symbols associated with hatred, discrimination, and, in some cases, genocide. We will analyze the history and meaning of the swastika and how it came to represent antisemitism and genocidal hatred. We will also examine the history of the noose as a key symbol of hate targeting African Americans. The program will emphasize how we can stand up to hatred when we see it or hear it.

Grades: 9-12

*Our programs can be used as professional development for your educators. *