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Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center
Address: 1360 N. Prospect Avenue
Milwaukee, 53202
Phone: 414-963-2710
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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, Education and Digital Content Manager
Brian Edwardson, Program Coordinator
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
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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
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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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; The Museum has an extensive program of traveling exhibitions. For information, contact Christine Brown (202) 314-7848 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.); 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.
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
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
Music of Remembrance
Address: P.O. Box 27500
Seattle, 98165-2500
Phone: 206-365-7770
Fax: 206-985-6924
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Website: https://www.musicofremembrance.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeattleMOR
Director/Person-in-Charge: Mina Miller, Artistic Director & President
Principal Staff Members:
Micah Shelton, Administrative Assistant
Year Established: 1998
Staff: Salaried - 3; Volunteer - 20
Type of Organization or Mission: Music of Remembrance (MOR) fills a unique spiritual and cultural role in Seattle and the United States through its dedication to remembering Holocaust musicians and their art. MOR presents musical performances and educational activities related to the Holocaust, commissions new works, and records and broadcasts performances. Our mission is not religious, nor is its scope limited to Jewish music.
Services: Performance of two major concerts annually at Seattle?s Benaroya Hall, coinciding with the anniversaries of Kristallnacht & Yom HaShoah; Presentation of free lecture/chamber music series, Sparks of Glory, featuring new and rarely played works drawn from MOR performances; Development and presentation of educational materials and curricula for pre-college and college level students
Publications: Monthly Newsletter; Brochures; CDs (all available from website): The Art from Ashes, (CD, Innova Records, 2002); Thomas Pastieri's Letter to Warsaw; (CD, Naxos Records, 2004); Hans Krasa's Brudibar (CD, Naxos Records, 2006); Jake Heggie, For a Look or a Touch (Naxos, 2008); Schoenfield & Schwartz (Naxos, 2009)
Documentaries: UNSILENCED, Produced by John Sharify, 2009 DVD; The Boys of Terezin, Produced by John Sharify, 2011 DVD
Virginia Holocaust Museum
Address: 2000 East Cary St.
Richmond, 23223
Phone: 804-257-5400
Fax: 804-257-4314
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Website: https://www.vaholocaust.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VHMrichmond
Twitter: http://twitter.com/VaHolocaust
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vaholocaust/
Director/Person-in-Charge: Samuel Asher, Executive Director
Principal Staff Members:
Megan Ferenczy, Director of Education
Matthew Simpson, Director of Guest Services
Tim Hensley, Director of Collections
Year Established: 1997
Staff: Salaried - 19
Type of Organization or Mission: The Virginia Holocaust Museum preserves and documents the Holocaust in exhibits and its archival collections. Through the permanent exhibits, educational programming, and outreach, the Museum employs the history of the Holocaust and other genocides to educate and inspire future generations of Virginians to fight prejudice and indifference.
Publications: De Malyene; To See, To Feel, To Know: Experiencing the Holocaust through the Virginia Holocaust Museum by E.A. Custalow
Services: Docent led tours through exhibitions; Film Screenings, and other special programs; Outreach Requests; Carol M. Weinstein Holocaust Research Library and Archives; Collect, records of oral histories from Survivors of the Holocaust & modern genocides; Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute (TEI); Professional Development Workshops for educators and law enforcement; Lectures from historians, Survivors of the Holocaust &modern genocides; Collect, record and transcribe oral histories of Holocaust survivors, Liberators and victims of other genocides
Holocaust Education Foundation, Inc.
Address: P.O. Box 6153
Newport News, VA 23606-6153
Phone: 757-930-2124
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Website: https://www.holocaust-trc.org
Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Mark Nataupsky, President
Principal Staff members:
Shelly Portnoy, Vice President
Bill Muir, Vice President for Technology
Marilyn J. Nataupsky, Secretary
Year Established: 1995
Staff: Volunteer - 1
Type of Organization or Mission: Holocaust Teacher Resource Center (TRC) on the Internet
Services: Links to other Holocaust sites; Classroom materials; Lesson plans; Curricula; Essays; Book reviews; Annotated bibliographies and videographies; Listserver (moderated); Links to other Holocaust materials
Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
Address: 5000 Corporate Woods Drive, Suite 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: 757-965-6100
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Website: https://holocaustcommission.jewishva.org/
Year Established: 1980
Staff: Salaried - 2; Volunteer - 25 +
Type of Organization or Mission: Educational and resource center
Services: Yom Hashoah commemoration; Annual Elie Wiesel writing and visual arts competitions; Excellence in Holocaust education award; Biennial educators' conference; Multi-media programs for students, military, and community groups; Lending library for educational materials and videos
Publications: Video: Surviving Hatred: Witness to the Holocaust (28 min.); To Life: Stories of Courage and Survival as told by Hampton Roads Holocaust Survivors, Liberators and Rescuers; Video Series: What We Carry - a film and artifact presentation on the lives of four Holocaust survivors
Vermont Holocaust Memorial
Address: PO Box 436
Jeffersonville, VT 05464
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Website: https://www.holocaustmemorial-vt.org/
Director/Person-in-Charge: Debora Steinermann, President
Texas Holocaust, Genocide and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC)
Address: P.O. Box 12276
Austin, TX 78711-2276
Phone: 512-463-5108
Email: https://thgaac.texas.gov/about/contact
Website: https://thgaac.texas.gov/
Friends of the THGC: https://thgaac.texas.gov/volunteer/friends-of-the-thgaac
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THGAAC/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thgaac/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thgaac
Director/Person-in-Charge: Kenneth Goldberg, Chair; Joy Nathan, Executive Director
Principal Staff Members:
Arielle Epstein, Regional Coordinator & Communications Specialist
Lauren Fryer, Regional Coordinator & Volunteer Specialist
Elizabeth Langford, Executive Assistant
J.E. Wolfson, PhD, THGAAC State Coordinator of Education
Cheyanne Perkins, Regional Coordinator & Grants Specialist
Year Established: 2021
Mission: The mission of the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) is to combat and confront hatred, prejudice, and indifference by educating all Texans about the Holocaust and other genocides in an effort to dismantle antisemitism and prevent such future atrocities.
Services: Commissioners and staff members connect with thousands of Texans across the state each year by promoting Holocaust education, raising awareness about genocide, and educating Texans. They: Partner with community organizations and museums on programs, events, and outreach; Support schools with resources for Holocaust Remembrance Week and other curriculum needs; Provide opportunities for Texans to volunteer, host or speak at events, or become a Friend of the THGAAC; Support public officials to call out hate, fight for policies that combat antisemitism, and attend or speak at community events; and Provide grants to Texas nonprofits that offer services or programs related to or in support of THGAAC’s mission.
