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Website: https://holocausteducation.uky.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKJHF.HEI
Co-Directors: Dr. Karen Petrone and Dr. Janice Fernheimer
Associate Directors: Dr. Jill Abney and Lauren Hill, NBCT
Year Established: 2022
Type of Organization or Mission: The initiative aims to empower Kentucky teachers to meet the requirements of the 2018 Ann Klein and Fred Gross Holocaust Education Act which requires all Kentucky students to experience Holocaust and other genocide education in middle and high school. Funded by a grant from the Jewish Heritage Fund (JHF), and led by the interdisciplinary program in Jewish Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky and UK's Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), the UK-JHF Holocaust Education Initiative creates opportunities for interdisciplinary content sharing, pedagogical support, and collaborative planning among Kentucky teachers.
Programs and Services: The aims of the initiative are to: recruit and support teachers across the Commonwealth to educate about the Holocaust; collaborate with these teachers to create model curricular materials that can be used by teachers across the state; and create regional teacher cohorts to support and implement an empathetic and ethical Holocaust curriculum for all students.
