Daphne Geismar is an educator, author, and designer who develops innovative approaches to Holocaust and human rights education. She taught Holocaust and human rights education at Yale College in 2026. Since 2022, she has collaborated with Connecticut teachers to develop inquiry-based educational programs. She is the author and designer of Invisible Years: A Family’s Collected Account of Separation and Survival during the Holocaust in the Netherlands, published in English, German, and Dutch. With support from Yale’s Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, she developed the animated short documentary Invisible Years. In 2026, she received the Simon Konover Recognition of Excellence in Holocaust Education. 

Her background designing books on art and history for major museums and publishers shapes her approach to teaching, which emphasizes visual literacy and close examination of primary sources. Material from Invisible Years will be featured in the permanent exhibition at the new Montreal Holocaust Museum. Through her volunteer work with the Jewish Community Alliance for Refugee Resettlement, she mentors refugees from diverse countries and cultures as they rebuild their lives
in Connecticut. These relationships connect the history she teaches to contemporary experiences
of war, persecution, displacement, and resilience.

View Daphne’s other projects: www.daphnegeismar.com