Educators’ Workshop – ‘Teaching the Holocaust through Graphic Novels’ – Toronto, Mar 24, 2026
We are excited to announce that SCVN co-director Dr. Andrea Webb will co-host a workshop for educators in Toronto with the non-profit organization Facing History & Ourselves and their program assistant Amanda Baric. They will also be joined by graphic artist Miriam Libicki and historian Dr. Mark Celinscak. The workshop is on March 24, 2026 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm in person at the University of Toronto Schools. The event is free, and registration in advance is required, as catering and copies of the graphic novels will be provided: https://www.facinghistory.org/learning-events/teaching-holocaust-through-graphic-novels
The interactive workshop provides resources and guidance to educators on how to teach the history of the Holocaust using graphic novels, including Miriam Libicki’s Two Roses and the graphic novel But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust, as materials to engage middle and secondary students. It will also support teachers interested in teaching Holocaust graphic novels or literature as core or complementary text, and history and humanities teachers who are interested in extending and deepening student learning on the Holocaust and its legacies through survivor stories.
Facing History & Ourselves is a non-profit founded in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1976, and operating in Canada since 1981. Their primary goal, according to their website, is to use “lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to racism, antisemitism, and other forms of bigotry and hate.”
Thank you to our partners at Facing History; Jasmine Wong, Leora Schaefer and Amanda Baric, for their programming and facilitation support.
This workshop was also made possible by additional funding from the National Holocaust Remembrance Program of the Government of Canada’s Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program (MARP).
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Below are pictures of the event provided by Facing History and Ourselves:
