West Broward High teacher receives 2026 Holocaust education award
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- West Broward High School teacher Sande Hartman has been named a recipient of the 2026 Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator Award, an honor recognizing South Florida educators for excellence in Holocaust, genocide and human rights education.
- The award, presented by the Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at Florida Atlantic University, recognizes teachers who have demonstrated exceptional classroom instruction, leadership and community engagement.
- Hartman is one of three South Florida educators selected for this year's honor.
- The award celebrates educators who help students become informed and compassionate global citizens while promoting respect for human dignity and human rights.
- "Sande Hartman's dedication to Holocaust education helps students understand the importance of confronting hatred, preserving historical truth and standing up for the rights of others," Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr.
West Broward High School teacher Sande Hartman has been named a recipient of the 2026 Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator Award, an honor recognizing South Florida educators for excellence in Holocaust, genocide and human rights education.
The award, presented by the Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at Florida Atlantic University, recognizes teachers who have demonstrated exceptional classroom instruction, leadership and community engagement. Hartman is one of three South Florida educators selected for this year's honor.
The award celebrates educators who help students become informed and compassionate global citizens while promoting respect for human dignity and human rights.
"Sande Hartman's dedication to Holocaust education helps students understand the importance of confronting hatred, preserving historical truth and standing up for the rights of others," Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn said in a statement. "We are proud of her commitment to fostering meaningful learning experiences that encourage empathy, critical thinking and civic responsibility."
Linda Medvin, executive director of the Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education, said the annual award recognizes teachers who exceed the state's Holocaust education requirements.
"For the past 17 years, we have celebrated the accomplishments of outstanding teachers who go above and beyond the requirements of the Holocaust education mandate and are truly making a difference in the lives of their students, in their schools and in the world," Medvin said.
Hartman will be recognized at the 17th annual Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator Awards Dinner on Nov. 5, 2026, at the Marriott at Boca Center. As part of the award, recipients will also participate in an educator field study during the summer of 2027, funded by the Gutterman family.
