Brendan sits down with Deborah Lauter for a wide-ranging conversation about Holocaust education and why its lessons matter now more than ever. Deborah shares personal stories of growing up Jewish and the experiences that shaped her life and work, as the conversation moves through memory and responsibility, Catholic–Jewish relations, Nostra Aetate, the fragility of democracy, and the extraordinary power of teachers to carry the lessons of history forward.
Deborah Lauter is the Executive Director of The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Education and Human Rights (TOLI). Prior to leading TOLI Deborah served in senior management at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for 18 years, including as Senior Vice President, where she oversaw ADL’s domestic programs on anti-bias and Holocaust education, civil rights, extremism, and hate on the internet. In 2019, the Mayor of New York City appointed her to create and lead the NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes, the first of its kind in the country.
