Powell-Heller Education Conference - Pacific Lutheran University

Address: Pacific Lutheran University
12180 Park Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
Phone: 253-535-7642
Email: phconf@plu.edu
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

Address: Western Washington University
Wilson Library 571/572
516 High St., MS 9182
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-650-7737; 360-650-7786
Email: wolpow.institute@wwu.edu
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

Address: 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place
Washington, D.C. 20024-2126
Phone: 202-488 -0400
Fax: 202-488-2690
TDD: 202-488-0406
Email: https://www.ushmm.org/online/form/contact-the-museum/input
education@ushmm.org
research@ushmm.org
library@ushmm.org
archives@ushmm.org
curator@ushmm.org
survivoraffairs@ushmm.org
membership@ushmm.org
Website: https://www.ushmm.org/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/holocaustmuseum
Twitter: twitter.com@holocaustmuseum
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ushmm
Instagram: holocaustmuseum

Director/Person-in-Charge: Sara J. Bloomfield, Director
Principal Staff Members:
Sarah Ogilvie, Chief Program Officer
Diane Saltzman, Director, Constituency Engagement
Paul Shapiro, Director, International Affairs
Jordon Tannerbaum, Chief Development Officer
Michelle Stein, Director, Marketing and Communications
Yariv Lapid, Director, Levine Institute for Holocaust Education
Sarah Lumbard, Senior Digital Curator
Tad Stahnke, Director, Initiative on Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism
Gretchen Skidmore, Director, Educational Initiatives
Marcus Appelbaum, Director, Initiative on the Holocaust and Civic Responsibility 
Jennifer Ciardelli, Director, Initiative on the Holocaust and Professional Leadership
Jill Savitt, Acting Director, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide s/b Naomi Kikoler
Lisa Leff, Director, Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
Rebecca Boehling, Director, National Institute for Holocaust Documentation
Naomi Kikoler, Director, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide 

Established: 1980, Chartered by Congress; opened: 1993
Staff: Salaried - 437; Volunteer - 435 (including 80 Holocaust survivors)

Days and Hours Open to the Public: https://www.ushmm.org/information/visit-the-museum/plan-your-visit

Type of Organization or Mission: A living memorial to the Holocaust, the USHMM inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. Federal support guarantees the Museum's permanent place on the National Mall, and its far-reaching educational programs and global impact are made possible by generous donors. More than 40 million people have visited the Museum since it opened in 1993, and through its website, podcasts, social media channels, traveling exhibitions, and educational programs the Museum reaches millions more. In 2015 the website had more than 25 million visits from over 17 million visitors representing 239 countries and territories. (43.6 % were international visits.)
Significant sections are currently available in 15 languages including Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu.

Services: For information about the Museum's Registry of Holocaust Survivors, contact (202) 488-6130; For information about requesting a Holocaust survivor to speak, please contact (202) 488-0414 or survivoraffairs@ushmm.org; The Museum has an extensive program of traveling exhibitions. For information, contact Christine Brown (202) 314-7848 (cbrown@ushmm.org); The Museum has a research library and extensive archival holdings. Research questions including information from the International Tracing Service Archive may be directed to the library's reference desk at (202) 479-9717 and for archival research (202) 488-6113. Library website: www.ushmm.org/research/library; For information about the Museum's scholarly programs, contact the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, (202) 488-6162; For information about Museum membership, contact (202) 488-2642 or visit the Museum's website

Publications: The Museum publishes an Annual Report, a semi-annual magazine Memory & Action, a calendar, and numerous scholarly, programmatic, and general interest publications, many of which are available on the Museum's website and through its Museum Shop; Holocaust and Genocide Studies, a scholarly journal published by Oxford University Press in association with the Museum, is published 3 times a year. 

Address: 1360 N. Prospect Avenue
Milwaukee, 53202
Phone: 414-963-2710
Email: herc@milwaukeejewish.org
Website: https://holocaustcentermilwaukee.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HERCmilwaukee/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HERC_Milwaukee
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hercmilwaukee

Director/Person-in-Charge: Samantha Abramson, Executive Director
Principal Staff Members:
Sam Goldberg, Director of Education
Michael A. Morris, Community Engagement Manager
Sara Sillars, Marketing Manager

Type of Organization or Mission: The Center is dedicated to Holocaust remembrance, education, and the preservation of the memories of its victims. By teaching about the Holocaust, the HERC aims to promote awareness of the evils of hatred and prejudice and to inspire ethical behavior.

Services: Professional Holocaust educators programs; Library; Speakers bureau; Field trips; Holocaust materials trunks; Public lectures; Teacher training workshops; Book club; Film series

Publications: Bi-annual newsletter; E-newsletter; Suggested curricula and lesson plans; Brochures and program flyers

Email: holocaustedufl@gmail.com; goldsteb@tcc.fl.edu
Website: https://www.fldoe.org/holocausteducation/

Year Established: 1996

Type of Organization or Mission: A legislatively mandated commission to assist school district professionals and support staff in preparation for the teaching Required Instruction of the Holocaust.

Address: 1438 rue Fullum                      
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 3M1
Canada
Phone: 514-825-1632
Email: naomikramer@preventinggenocide.org
Website: https://preventinggenocide.org/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Naomi Kramer
Year Established: 1995

Type of Organization or Mission: HEGP is an organization mandated by the Canadian government to educate the public about the dangers of prejudice and discrimination.

Services: Annual Holocaust symposium, Vanier College, Montreal; Teacher training; Pedagogical programs; Resource center; Exhibitions

Publications: The Fallacy of Race and the Shoah, Naomi Kramer and Ronald Headland, University of Ottowa Press, 1998; So Others Will Remember, Ronald Headland, ed. Vehicule Press, 1999; Building History: The Shoah in Art, Memory and Myth, Peter Daly, Karl Fisler, Alain Goldschlager, Naomi Kramer ed., McGill European Studies Vol. 4, Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. 2001; Civil Courage: A Response to Contemporary Conflict and Prejudice, Naomi Kramer, ed., Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., 2007; and Visualizing Memory…a last detail, Video, Ergo Media Inc., 1995

Address: PO Box 846                                     
Oswego, NY 13126                         
Phone: 315-342-3003
Email: safehavenmuseum@gmail.com
Website: https://www.safehavenmuseum.com/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Kevin Hill, Board President
Principal Staff Members:
Paloma Sarkar, Treasurer

Year Established: 1989        
Staff: Salaried-  1; Volunteer- 30

Mission: The Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum is dedicated to keeping alive the stories of the 982 refugees from World War II who were allowed into the United States as “guests” of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. These refugees were housed at Fort Ontario in Oswego, NY from August, 1944 until February, 1946.

Services: Touring exhibits; group tours; refugee database; photo archives; teacher programs; education programs; and school visits

Address: 5506 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 24
Washington, DC 20015
Phone: 202-244-0220
Email: azapruder@defiantrequiem.org
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: 908 N Alma School Rd 
Chandler, AZ 85224
Phone: 480-897-0588
Email: mbeyo@evjcc.org
Website: https://www.evjcc.org/holocaust-education/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Rabbi Michael Beyo                                                             

Year Established: 1971
Staff: Salaried - 40; Volunteer - 50

Type of Organization: 501(c)3

Mission or Function: The mission of the EVJCC is to be a center for social, cultural and educational activities to engage families and individuals through Jewish values throughout their lifetime. The Center for Holocaust Education and Human Dignity thrives as a dynamic, interactive, and engaging program division within the EVJCC – continuing to teach this generation and future generations the importance of acceptance and peace. Programs include presentations,  guest speakers, exhibits, an annual Yom Hashoah program and Generations After, a program for children and grand-children of survivors. 

Address: 184 S. Livington Ave. Suite 9#349
Livingston, NC 07039
Email: info@mshefoundation.org
Website: https://www.mshefoundation.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mshefoundation
Year established: 2019

Type of Organization: Supporting Holocaust Education

Mission: To expand and support Holocaust education for students in schools around the county and to provide funds necessary for educators to implement curriculum into their lesson plans.

Services: Offer grants to eductors to implement curriculum and books into lesson plans, support educational trips to museums and aid in bringing speakers to schools about the Holocaust. Resources available.