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In this powerful debut episode of Leadership and Lessons from the Holocaust, hosts Dr. Daniel Holtzman and Dr. Stephanie Weekes welcome historian Professor Michael Dobkowski of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. With nearly five decades of teaching Holocaust and genocide studies, Dobkowski reflects on the educators, leaders, and witnesses who shaped his career and how their legacies offer timeless lessons for today’s schools and communities.
From Rabbi Joachim Prinz’s call to resist silence, to Dr. Janusz Korczak’s moral courage in the Warsaw Ghetto, to Emanuel Ringelblum’s secret archive of truth, Dobkowski shares stories that underscore the power of memory, moral responsibility, and authentic leadership. Together, they explore how educators can model integrity, inspire critical thinking, and guide the next generation toward a humane future.
A conversation about history, hope, and the responsibility to act—reminding us that teaching the Holocaust is not only about the past, but about shaping leaders for tomorrow.
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