Address: 0 Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone: 412-421-1500
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Website: https://hcofpgh.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HCofPgh/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hcofpgh/
Director/Person-in-Charge: Emily Loeb, Director of Programs & Education
Principal Staff Members:
Cristina Sahovey, Operations Manager Coordinator
Noah Schoen, Community Outreach Associate
Julia Gaetano, Marketing and Education Associate
Marcel Walker, CHUTZ-POW! Coordinator
Year Established: 1980
Staff: Salaried - 5; Volunteer - 20
Type of Organization or Mission: The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh connects the horrors of the Holocaust and antisemitism with injustices of today. Through education, the Holocaust Center seeks to address these injustices and empower individuals to build a more civil and humane society.
Services: Public exhibit "Revolving Doors," engaging cultural events, internationally renowned speakers, free and affordable resources for teachers and students, events and productions, Holocaust survivors and Generations Speakers Series, education outreach and curriculum implementation for schools and school districts, Waldman International Arts and Writing competition - open to middle and high school students, Holocaust Educator of the Year award, Commemorative programs, LIGHT Education Initiative, and library and archive.
Publications: The Holocaust Testimony Project capsules of local survivor, liberator and Righteous Gentile stories; Flares of Memory: Stories of Childhood During the Holocaust (Oxford University Press); Mazel - an original play based on local survivors' stories; From Pittsburgh to Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust; The Gate is Open...You Can Go, CHUTZ-POW!: Superheroes of the Holocaust comic book series.
