Council of Holocaust Educators

Address: New Jersey Dept. of Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-376-3968
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Council-of-Holocaust-Educators-CHE/100064580414237/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Colleen Tambuscio, President
Principal Staff Members:
Vernoy Paolini, Vice-President
Helen Simpkins, Secretary
Karen Levine, Treasurer

Year Established: 2001
Staff: Volunteer - 14

Type of Organization or Mission: A professional development organization for educators who teach about the Holocaust, genocide and human rights. CHE strives to provide its members with the opportunity to find mutual support from their colleagues in their educational efforts and to further the instructional program and goals of Holocaust education through ongoing professional development.

Publications: CHE Parent Guides: Talking with your Child about Prejudice, Discrimination, Genocide and the Holocaust; Talking with your Elementary School Child about Prejudice, Discrimination, Bullying and the Holocaust; Talking with your Middle School Child about Prejudice, Discrimination, Genocide and the Holocaust; Talking with your High School Teenager about Prejudice, Discrimination, Genocide and the Holocaust

Address: Florida Atlantic University
Glades Road
Boca Raton, Florida
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Website: https://holocausteducationfund.com/index.html

Director/Person-in-Charge: Craig R. Weiner, President

Year Established: 2013
Staff: 7

Type of Organization: The Holocaust Learning and Education Fund, Inc., is the founding organization of two important Holocaust museums, both on major university campuses in South Florida. It provides operational funding for both museums and conducts several programs for student Holocaust education, as well as providing resources for educators and museum access to the general public.

Mission: Providing Holocaust education to Florida’s public and private schools and universities. The Craig and Barbara Weiner Holocaust Museum at Florida Atlantic University located in Palm Beach County, Florida will open summer, 2025. Additionally, there is a Craig and Barbara Weiner Holocaust Museum of South Florida at the Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 

Services: Florida Holocaust Reflection Contest - essay, art and documentary contests open to all Florida middle and high school students. Provides museum tours to schools, as well as the general public.

Address: The Alvin Sherman Library
Nova Southeastern University
3100 Ray Ferrero Jr Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
Phone: 954 389-9000
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Website: https://holocausteducationfund.com/index.html

Director/Person-in-Charge: Craig R. Weiner, President

Year Established: 2013
Staff: 7

Type of Organization: The Holocaust Learning and Education Fund, Inc., is the founding organization of two important Holocaust museums, both on major university campuses in South Florida. It provides operational funding for both museums and conducts several programs for student Holocaust education, as well as providing resources for educators and museum access to the general public.

Mission: Providing Holocaust education to Florida’s public and private schools and universities. The Craig and Barbara Weiner Holocaust Museum at the Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Additionally, the Craig and Barbara Weiner Holocaust Museum at Florida Atlantic University in Palm Beach County, Florida will open summer, 2025.

Services: Florida Holocaust Reflection Contest - essay, art and documentary contests open to all Florida middle and high school students. Provides museum tours to schools, as well as the general public.

Address: 300 N. Houston Street
Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: 214-741-7500
Fax: 214-747-2270
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Website: https://www.dhhrm.org/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dhhrm/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhhrm_org

Director/Person-in-Charge: Mary Pat Higgins, President/CEO
Principal Staff Members:
Sara Abosch-Jacobson, Ph.D., Chief Education, Programs & Exhibitions Officer
Kerri Lai, Chief Advancement and External Affairs Officer
Kelly Rosales, Chief Financial Officer

Year Established: 1984
Staff: Salaried - 30; Volunteer - 200 
Days and Hours Open to the Public: https://www.dhhrm.org/visit/general-admission/

Type of Organization or Mission: Educational Resource Center; Museum; Memorial

Services: Permanent Exhibition; Special Exhibitions; Bilingual Mobile App; Student Group Tours; Adult Group Tours; Docents; Museum Store; Public Lectures and Programs; Speaker Series; Panel Discussions; Film Series; Educator Training Workshops; Yom HaShoah Commemoration; Adult Education and Professional Development Programs; Survivor Speakers; Video Library; Research Library

Address: 305 Sugar Camp Circle
Dayton, OH 45409
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Website: http://daytonholocaust.org/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Elizabeth Styers, Director
Principal Staff Members: 
Beth Anderson, Librarian: 937-775-3144

Year Established: 1993
Staff: Volunteer - 20

Type of Organization or Mission: Educational and academic resource center

Services: Annual writing and Max May Memorial Holocaust art contests; Exhibit at The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force; Lending library at Wright State University; Educational outreach program; Web site with research links; Curriculum assistance; Resources for teachers; Speakers' bureau; Teacher training seminars

Publications: Faces of the Holocaust - a 15-part videotape series of interviews with local survivors, liberators and rescuers, available on Utube and Teacher Tube.

Address: 5506 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 24
Washington, DC 20015
Phone: 202-244-0220
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Website: https://www.defiantrequiem.org/

Director/Person-In-Charge: Louisa Hollman, Executive Director
Principal Staff Members:     
Louisa Hollman, Executive Director
Murry Sidlin, Creative Director
Mark Rullison, General Manager

Year Established: 2008                        

Staff: Salaried - 6 

Type of Organization: Non-profit (501c3) educational and performance organization

Mission: The Defiant Requiem Foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory of the prisoners in Terezín during World War II, who, despite monumental suffering, disease, and the constant presence of death, found hope and inspiration in the arts and humanities. The Foundation will achieve its mission by: 1) Presenting live performances of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín and Hours of Freedom: The Story of the Terezín Composer; 2) Distributing the award-winning documentary film Defiant Requiem to the broadest possible audience; 3) Perpetuating The Rafael Schächter Institute for the Arts and Humanities at Terezín in both the Czech Republic and the United States; 4) Nurturing opportunities for Holocaust education centered on Terezín, including the Defiant Requiem film curriculum guide and the University Residency Project; and 5) Creating new initiatives and artistic programs to honor the creativity and courage of the Terezín prisoners and expand overall awareness of Terezín.

Address: 605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158
Phone: 347-949-2278
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Website: http://www.echoesandreflections.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/echoesandreflections
Twitter: @EchoesReflect
Instagram: @echoesreflection

Director/Person-in-Charge: Jennifer Goss, Project Director
Year Established: 2005

Type of Organization or Mission: A partnership program of the ADL, USC Shoah Foundation and Yad Vashem, dedicated to providing U.S. educators with the knowledge, capacity, and practice to responsibly and effectively teach the Holocaust

Services: A professional development program for secondary educators, offering classroom lessons, primary sources & visual history testimony from survivors and witnesses to help teach the Holocaust.

Address: 1301 K St. NW, 3^rd Floor
c/o Mindspace
Washington, DC 20005 
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Website: https://eihr.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eihumanrights
Twitter: @eihumanrights
Instagram: @eihumanrights
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eihr

Director/Person-in-Charge: Kate W. English, Executive Director

Principal Staff Members:
Kim Klett, Deputy Executive Director
Dr. Carrie Olson, Curriculum Director

Year Established: 2011
Staff: Salaried - 3; Part-time - 1; Contracted - 8

Type of Organization or Mission: EIHR cultivates partnerships among educators globally to create materials and deliver training based on best practices in Holocaust education. Together we deliver content and strategies for teaching mass atrocities history, genocide prevention, and sustainable peace. EIHR is also the host organization for the Right to Learn Coalition (R2L).

Services: International and US workshops, conferences, teacher training, consultation, and collaboration on educational content relating to the Holocaust and global atrocities.

Address: 715 N. Oregon
El Paso, TX 79902
Phone: 915-351-0048
Fax: 915-351-0908
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Website: https://elpasoholocaustmuseum.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EPHM84

Director/Persons-in-Charge: Jamie Flores, Executive Director; Mika Cohen Jones, Board President
Principal Staff Members:
Paulino Lopez, Fund Development Coordinator
Cynthia Serafin, Volunteer and Visitor Services Coordinator

Year Established: 1985
Staff: Salaried - 3; Volunteer - 30

Type of Organization or Mission: Museum and Study Center

Services: Traveling exhibits; Docent and teacher training; Lectures; Yom Ha Shoah commemorations; Speakers' bureau; Interfaith activities; Group tours; Oral histories; Curriculum development; Education trunks for middle and high schools

Address: 500 W. 185th Street
New York, NY 10033
Phone: 646-592-6825
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Website: https://www.yu.edu/fish-center
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FishcenterYU

Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Shay Pilnik, Director
Principal Staff Members: 
Hodaya Blau, Program Coordinator

Year Established: 2019
Staff: Salaried - 2; Faculty - 6

Type of Organization: University Holocaust Studies Program

Services: Through courses, lectures, conferences, research, and more, the Center is dedicated to the study of the Shoah (Holocaust) from a perspective steeped in the history, culture, religion, and spiritual life of the Jewish civilization annihilated by the Nazis and their collaborators. Professorial chairs in Holocaust studies; Lectures and public lectures by faculty; MA in Holocaust studies; Holocaust lecture series by renowned scholars; In person programming in Holocaust education