Memberships

Birmingham Holocaust Education Center (BHEC)

Address: 2100 Highland Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 130805 
Birmingham, AL 35213
Phone: 205-795-4176 
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Website: https://ahecinfo.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BHEC.connect
Twitter: @BHECinfo
Instagram: @BHECinfo

Director/Person-in-Charge:
Rev. Melissa Self Patrick, Executive Director
Ann M.Mollengarden, Education Vice-President
Principal Staff Members:
Kendall R. Chew, Programs Administrator
Mark Skinner, Librarian
Melissa Young, Archivist

Year Established: 2002
Staff: Salaried - 2; Volunteers - 30

Type of Organization or Mission: The mission of the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center (BHEC) is to educate the people of Alabama about the history of the Holocaust so that new generations will apply the lessons of the Holocaust to the construction of a more just, humane and tolerant future. By preserving and sharing the stories of local Holocaust survivors and commemorating the events of the Holocaust and the lives of those who perished, the BHEC seeks to promote a moral and ethical response to prejudice, hatred and indifference for the benefit of all humanity. The BHEC is a JFR "Center of Excellence."

Services: Speaker's bureau; Teacher Scholarships; Teacher professional development and resources; Holocaust studies library; Book club; Community/Corporate Programs; Yom Hashoah commemoration; Internship program; Traveling exhibits; Archives; Holocaust Studies library

Publications: Legacy - semi-annual newsletter

Bristol Community College Holocaust and Genocide Center

Address: 777 Elsbree St.
Fall River, MA 02720
Phone: 508-678-2811, ext. 2444
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Website: https://bristolcc.edu/about/inthecommunity/bristolholocaustandgenocidecenter/index.html

Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Ron Weisberger
Principal Staff Members:
Linell Dean, Admin. Assistant
Dr. Howard Tinberg, Faculty Consultant

Year Established: 2013 

Type of Organization or Mission: The Center serves as a resource in the Southeastern Massachusetts region to provide education on the Holocaust and other genocides to middle, high school and college faculty and students as well as the general community.

Services: Speakers and conferences; Workshops on Holocaust pedagogy; A resource center with books, DVDs, online material and relevant artifacts; Support for courses on the Holocaust and other courses which integrate information on the Holocaust and other genocides.

Publications: Tinberg and Weisberger, Teaching, Learning and the Holocaust (Indiana University Press, 2014); Semi-annual newsletter

Butterfly Project

Address: 4950 Murphy Canyon Rd
San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: 619-708-6883
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Website: https://thebutterflyprojectnow.org/
Facebook: @thebutterflyprojectnow
Twitter: @TBPNOWYEAR

Director/Person-in-Charge: Cheryl Rattner Price, Executive Director/Co-Founder
Principal Staff Members: 
Margaux Dinerman, Director of Development
Christine Tomasello,  Director of Operations
Beth Licha, Program Manager

Year Established: 2006
Staff: 6 Board members; Volunteers - 35+

Type of Organization: We are national and international Holocaust education organization working with educators, museums, community centers, religious centers universities and libraries. 

Mission: The Butterfly Project is a call to action through education, the arts and memorial making. It uses the lessons of the Holocaust to educate about the dangers of hatred and bigotry and cultivates empathy and social responsibility. Participants paint ceramic butterflies that are permanently displayed as symbols of resilience and hope, with the goal of creating 1.5 million butterflies around the world—one for each child who perished in the Holocaust, and honoring the survivors.

Services: In class presentations; memorial making, NOT The Last Butterfly documentary film to launch public and school programming; teacher training; 2nd 3rd & 4th Gen Speaker’s Bureau & workshops. 

Canadian Society for Yad Vashem

Address: 4600 Bathurst Street
Suite 430, Toronto, ON, M2R3V2, Canada 
Phone: 416-785-1333
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Website: https://www.yadvashem.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianSocietyforYadVashem 
Twitter: https://x.com/CdnSocYadVashem
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadiansocietyforyv/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canadian-society-for-yad-vashem

Director/Person-in-Charge: Jonathan Allen, National Executive Director, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Principal Staff Members:
Alana Saxe, Director, Education and Special Projects, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Year established: 1986

Mission: The Canadian Society for Yad Vashem’s (CSYV) mission is to disseminate the universal lessons of the Holocaust across Canada through commemorative and educational activities. CSYV, in tandem with Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, supports charitable projects, brings Canadian educators to Israel to educate and equip themselves with the right academic tools to address and teach the Holocaust in their classrooms and their communities across Canada and work in partnership with alumni of the seminar, with local school boards, provincial ministries of education and with Canadian organizations to continue this important education across Canada.

Candles Holocaust Museum and Education Center

Address: 1532 South Third Street
Terre Haute, Indiana, 47802
Phone: 812-234-7881
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Website: https://candlesholocaustmuseum.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candlesmuseum
Twitter: @candlesmuseum

Director/Person-in-Charge: Troy Fears, Executive Director; Eva Mozes Kor, 1934-2019, Founding Director
Principal Staff Members: 
Trent Andrews, Operations Director
Gwen Montgomery, Visitor Experience Coordinator

Year Established: 1985
Staff: Salaried - 7; Volunteer - 15

Type of Organization or Mission: CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center shines a light on the story of the Holocaust and Eva Kor to illuminate the world with hope, healing, respect, and responsibility.

Services: Museum tours; Annual tour of Auschwitz for students, teachers and community members; Curricular materials; Programming on genocide, human rights, forgiveness and reconciliation, medical ethics, diversity and inclusion; Film and speaker series; Archival collection

Publications: Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz; Echoes from Auschwitz; Forgiving Dr. Mengele (DVD); Eva A-7063 documentary

Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies - Ramapo College of New Jersey

Address: Ramapo College Library
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07446
Phone: 201-684-7409
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Web: www.ramapo.edu/hgc 

Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Jacob Ari Labendz, Director

Year Established: 1979
Staff: Salaried - 3

Type of Organization or Mission: Resource Center; Library: 800 volumes catalogued; videotapes on the Holocaust and Jewish Life, 70 oral histories

Services: In-service teaching workshops (grades K thru 12) Educators' seminars; Repository for audio-visual aid materials and programs for schools in North Jersey area; Lectures/Film series; Holocaust speakers' program; Oral history program in conjunction with Fortunoff Video Archive at Yale University

Center for Holocaust / Genocide Study - Drew University

Address: Embury Hall
Drew University
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
Phone: 973-408-3600
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Website: https://drew.edu/academic/centers-institutes/center-for-holocaust-genocide-study/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Joshua Kavaloski, Ph.D., Director
Principal Staff Member:
Ann Saltzman, Ph.D., Director Emerita
Jaqueline Burke, Ph.D., Director Emerita
Dr. Angela West, Coordinator

Year Established: 1992
Type of Organization or Mission: Resource Center; Library

Publications: Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Bi-Annual Publication

Services: Conferences; Film/discussion series; Teacher workshops; Speakers' bureau; Commemorations; Exhibits; Guided Trips to USHMM; Writing workshops for survivors; Conversations with witnesses

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education - Saint Elizabeth University

Address: Saint Elizabeth University
2 Convent Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: 973-290-4351
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Website: https://www.steu.edu/meet-seu/centers/hge

Director/Person-in-Charge: Richard Quinlan, Director

Year Established: 1994

Type of Organization or Mission: Resource Center

Services: Teacher training conferences and workshops; Curated art exhibitions; Film festival screenings; Armenian genocide commemoration; Programs for students with teachers: Survivor and second
generation testimonies; Travel study programs; Interfaith dialogue program; Kristallnacht commemoration; Graduate certificate program in Holocaust and genocide education; Collaborative programs planned in partnership with other Holocaust and genocide organizations; Week of Holocaust remembrance-in-class faculty sessions.

Publications: Videos: The Holocaust in Catholic Education, Remembering Kristallnacht: A Survivor's Testimony

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education - St. Cloud State University

Address: St. Cloud State University
Miller Center 235
720 4th Ave. S
St. Cloud, MN 56301
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Website: https://www.stcloudstate.edu/chge

Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Emil Towner, Interim Director

Year Established: 1996
Staff: Salaried - 1

Type of Organization or Mission: University center

Services: Speakers' Bureau; Exhibits; Films; Workshops; Study Tours; Educational Consultations; and Lectures

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies - University of Minnesota

Address: 214 Social Science Tower 
267 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-621-2617
Fax: 612-626-2242
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Website: https://cla.umn.edu/chgs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chgsumn
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CHGSumn 
Blog: https://thesocietypages.org/holocaust-genocide/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Joe Eggers, Interim Chair; Stephen Feinstein Chair

Year Established: 1997
Staff: Salaried - 3

Type of Organization or Mission: The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) promotes academic research, education and public awareness of the Holocaust, other genocides and current forms of mass violence. CHGS provides premier academic programs, fostering a community of students studying genocide and mass violence while cultivating the essential connection between scholarly inquiry, education and outreach to different sectors of society.

Services: Lectures; Digital collections; Resource library; Conferences/Symposia; Graduate and Faculty workshops; Campus and Community Outreach; Traveling exhibitions

Publications: Newsletter; Annual report; Blog; See website for complete listing of publications

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