Memberships

Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission

Address:
PO Box 456
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone: 740-415-8121
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Website: https://holocaust.ohio.gov/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Andrea Brookover, Director

Year Established: 2021

Staff: Salaried: 3; Volunteers: 15

Type of Organization or Mission: The Commission is responsible for inventorying and disseminating Holocaust and genocide educational resources, programs and initiatives throughout this state; promoting public awareness of issues relating to Holocaust and genocide memorial and education through partnerships with organizations that serve survivors and liberators; and advising and educating state government officials and agencies regarding the nature, magnitude, and priorities of Holocaust and genocide memorial and education, and developing policies and programs to address those needs.

Services: Grant funding for education initiatives in Ohio; teacher workshops; curriculum development; commemoration events.

Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights

Address: 58 East 79th St.
New York, NY 10075
Phone: 212-249-5384
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Website: https://www.toli.us
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theolgalengyelinstitute/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/olgas_table
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theolgalengyelinstitute/

Director/Person-in-Charge and Principal Staff Members:
Deborah Lauter, Executive Director, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mark Berez, President
Oana Nestian Sandu, Director, International Programs
Jennifer Lemberg, Associate Director, US Programs
Sondra Perl, Senior Director, US Programs

Year Established: 1962
Type of Organization or Mission: Professional development for teachers in Holocaust and human rights education.

Services: TOLI offers professional development programs to educators who teach about the Holocaust, other genocides, and human rights in the United States and abroad. TOLI was established to continue the work of Olga Lengyel, Holocaust survivor and author of Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor’s True Story of Auschwitz, who made it her life’s work to educate future generations about the Holocaust and its relevance today. TOLI seminars provide teachers with innovative teaching methods and materials and introduce them to some of the fundamental principles of contemporary Jewish life.

Publications: Reading, Writing, and Teaching the Holocaust I & II - educational DVDs, with the Holocaust Educators Network

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

Address: 724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: 503-226-3600
Fax: 503-226-1800
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Website: https://www.ojmche.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OregonJewishMuseum
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ORJewishMuseum
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oregonjewishmuseum
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_ojmche_/
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ojmche/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Elaine Coughlin, Board President; Judith Margles, Director
Principal Staff Members:
April Slabosheski, Education Manager of Museum

Year Established: 1984

Type of Organization or Mission: Museum and educational institution, stewards of the Oregon Holocaust memorial

Services: Speakers' bureau; Exhibitions; Student and teacher support; Survivor testimonies

Phoenix Holocaust Association

Address: 12701 North Scottsdale Road, #122
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Phone: 480-792-6736
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Website: https://phxha.com/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Sheryl Bronkesh, President; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Principal Staff Members:
Leslie Feldman, Executive Director: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Eva Flaster, Vice President:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Year Established: 1985

Mission:  As a partnership of Holocaust survivors, their descendants and the larger community, we honor the memory and legacy of the survivors and victims, promote awareness of the Holocaust, provide education of this and other genocides, and contribute to tikkun olam, repair of the world.

Services: As a unique, regional resource for Holocaust education and remembrance, PHA promotes human dignity by inspiring people to speak out and take action against hate, bigotry, intolerance, and discrimination. The PHA has a long history of active involvement in both local and national Holocaust education and remembrance events. Started in Phoenix more than 36 years ago, the Phoenix Holocaust Survivors’ Association, as it was known then, was a place for Holocaust survivors to connect to others with similar experiences. At its core then, as it is now, was recognizing the importance of talking about the Holocaust. 3GAZ is a new group under the auspices of PHA for the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, and the future of Holocaust remembrance. Over the years, PHA expanded its focus to include not only survivors but also their descendants and the larger topic of genocide.

Powell-Heller Education Conference - Pacific Lutheran University

Address: Pacific Lutheran University
12180 Park Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
Phone: 253-535-7642
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Website: https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Nancy Powell; Frida Weisman, Executive Director
Principal Staff Members:
Beth Griech-Polelle, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies
Carol Heller, Director Powell-Heller PLU Holocaust Education Conference
Natalie Mayer

Year Established: 2007
Staff: Salaried - 2; Volunteer - 1

Type of Organization or Mission: Holocaust education conference

Rabbi Lieb Geliebter Memorial Foundation

Address: 1663 East 17th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11229
Phone: 718-338-0679
Fax: 718-732-1130
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Website: https://www.rlgfoundation.org/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Joseph Geliebter

Year Established: 1989

Type of Organization or Mission: An educational foundation

Services: Funding projects; Information and referral center for individuals and families

Publications: The World That Was: Poland; Ashes to Renewal

Media: V'Nikdashti; Pikuach Nefesh; Shanghai Miracle; Sh'eiris Hapleitah; Monsieur; Strike on Heaven

Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity - Western Washington University

Address: Western Washington University
Wilson Library 571/572
516 High St., MS 9182
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-650-7737; 360-650-7786
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Website: https://rwi.wwu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raywolpowinstitute

Director/Person-In-Charge: Dr. Sandra Alfers
Principal Staff Members:
Dr. Babafemi Akinrinade, Associate Director

Year Established: 2016
Staff: Salaried - 3

Mission: To advance knowledge about the Holocaust and genocide, including ethnic and religious conflict as well as attendant human rights abuses. Students engaged in studying the Holocaust, genocide, and crimes against humanity will be provided with the critical tools to analyze, understand and differentiate their underlying complexities and to work towards their prevention.

Services: Administration of Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor; Curriculum development; Professional development opportunities for educators; Scholarly and educational programming

Remember the Women Institute

Address: 11 Riverside Drive, Suite 3RE
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212-799-0887
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Website: https://www.rememberwomen.org/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel
Principal Staff Members:
Dr. Sonja M. Hedgepath
Karen Shulman

Staff: Salaried - 1; Volunteer - 3

Type of Organization or Mission: A research institute that conducts and encourages research and cultural activities that contribute to including women in Holocaust history.

Services: Research on women and the Holocaust; Exhibits; Academic symposia and conference panels; public events

Publications: Publisher: VIOLATED! Women in Holocaust and Genocide (print and online editions); Women, Theater, and the Holocaust Resource Handbook, (online) Fifth Edition. Co-publisher: The Jewish Women of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp; Sexual Violence Against Jewish Women during the Holocaust; Fiorello's Sister: Gemma La Guardia Gluck's Story; Mielec: The Shtetl that Became a Concentration Camp

Exhibits: VIOLATED! Women in Holocaust and Genocide; Gemma LaGuardia Gluck; Women of Ravensbrück; Portraits of Courage: Art by Julia Twerwilliger

Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum

Address: Maskavas iela 14a, Latvia
Latvia
Phone: +371 67791782; +371 67791784
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Websites: http://www.rgm.lv/?lang=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rigaghettomuseum
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rigaghettomuseum/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Rabbi Dr. Menachem Barkahan
Principal Staff Members: Yuliya Tereshchenko, Executive Director

Year Established: 2010
Type of Organization: Museum

Mission: The Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum: a window into the story of the Riga ghetto, the Holocaust in Latvia and Jewish life in Latvia before the Holocaust. We strive to preserve the lessons of the past and help the world progress to a future filled with more kindness, compassion, and tolerance. The museum conducts research and educational programs, and publishes books and maps on the history of Jews in Latvia and the Holocaust.

Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education - Chapman University

Address: Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
Phone: 714-628-7377
Fax: 714-532-6072
Website: https://www.chapman.edu/research/institutes-and-centers/holocaust-education/rodgers-center/index.aspx

Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Marilyn J. Harran, Stern Chair in Holocaust Education, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Principal Staff Members:
Jessica Cioffi, Holocaust Ed. Coordinator, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ashley Bloomfield, Senior Program Assistant, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Joyce Greenspan, Community Liaison, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Staff: Salaried - 2
Year Established: 
The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education 2000; Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Library 2004

Type of Organization or Mission: The Center provides a multi-faceted program in Holocaust education and awareness, with many events open to Orange County schools and the community. The library serves as a gathering place, in an academic setting, for survivors, where teachers and students from throughout Southern California may gather to learn from survivors, visual testimonies and printed resources.

Services: The "1939" Club lecture series of historians, ethicists and artists; The Jerry and Sally Schwartz lecture series of survivors; The "1939" Club's Leopold Page Memorial Righteous Rescuers Lecture Series of resisters and rescuers; Annual Holocaust Remembrance commemoration event; Tours of displays for schools and community guests; Annual art and writing contest for middle and high school students; Teacher workshops

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