Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive

Address: The University of Michigan-Dearborn
4030 Mardigian Library
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
Phone: 313-583-6300
Fax: 313-593-5561
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Website: http://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Jamie L. Wraight, Curator and Historian

Year Established: 1981

Type of Organization or Mission: Oral History Archive

Services: Conducting and preserving Holocaust survivor oral history interviews; Transcribing, cataloging and digitizing interviews for circulation via inter-library loan and posting to the Voice/Vision website; Provide educational and community outreach to area educators and community groups; Provide reference support for Holocaust researchers and scholars who use the archive

Media: Approximately 300 oral history interviews (video and audio-taped) with Holocaust survivors

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

Address: 12 North 12th St., Suite 480
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-338-7816 ext.22
Fax: 612-349-6569
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Website: https://www.minndakjcrc.org/what-we-do/holocaust-education-remembrance/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Stephen Hunegs, Exec. Director; Laura Zelle, Director

Year Established: 1939

Type of Organization of Mission: JCRC's educational programs are designed to educationindividuals and communities about the legacy of the Shoah.

Services: Holocaust Research Center; Speakers' Bureau; Teacher Workshops; Trips to USHMM; Electronic newsletter; Exhibit gallery; Commemorations; Essay contest

Publications: Witnesses to the Holocaust: An Oral History (1990)

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

Address: William Mitchell College of Law
875 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
Phone: 651-695-7621
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Website: https://worldwithoutgenocide.org/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Ellen J. Kennedy, Executive Director

Year Established: 2006

Type of Organization or Mission: The organization works to protect innocent people around the world by trying to prevent genocide, combating racism and prejudice, advocating for the prosecution of the perpetrators, and remembering those whose lives and cultures have been destroyed by violence.

Services: Speaker's bureau; Workshops and conferences; Educational materials; A genocide education certificate program; A travel program to Holocaust and other genocide sites; Awards to students and community leaders for genocide and anti-genocide activism

Publications: Upstanders - a readers' theatre play about people who took a stand against genocide, translated into Spanish, Oromo, and Somali; Upstanders; Ten Who Dared - 2nd edition

Media: Genocide Again: Darfur - a 30 minute documentary produced with Minnesota Public Television; Children of Genocide: Five Who Survived - a 30 minute documentary produced with Minnesota Public Television 

Address: 36 Millstone Campus Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
Website: https://stlholocaustmuseum.org

Director/Persons-in-Charge: 
Director of Education: Helen Turner, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Diane Everman, Archivist, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Jilian Howell, Associate Curator, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Year Established: 1977
Staff: Salaried - 7; Volunteer - 150+

Type of Organization: Museum and education center; Library: 125 audiotapes, 300 videotapes catalogued

Services: Permanent and changing exhibits; Speakers' bureau; Teacher training workshops; Interfaith commemorations; Monthly films series; Public programs & lectures; Docent led tours; Audio tour; Bookstore; Oral history project; Annual art and writing contest; Survivor memory project; Yom HaShoah commemoration; Artifact repository; LEAS Police Department training program; Second Generation interest group; Curriculum trunks for middle and high schools

Publications: Audiovisual and resource catalogues; Bi-annual newsletter

Address: 333 S. 132nd St.
Omaha, NE 68154
Phone: 402-334-6575/6 
Fax: 402-333-5497
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Website: https://www.ihene.org/

Director/Person-in-Charge: Scott Littky
Principal Staff Members:
Kael Sagheer, Education Coordinator
Jen Goodman, Administrative Assistant

Year Established: 2000
Staff: Salaried - 3; Volunteer -10

Type of Organization or Mission: Since 2000, the Institute for Holocaust Education has provided educational resources, workshops, survivor testimony, and integrated arts programming to thousands of students, educators and the public throughout Nebraska and surrounding areas. The IHE also provides support to local Holocaust survivors and their families. We consider Holocaust education an integral component in inspiring our community to create a more just and equitable society.

Services: Teacher in-services and workshops; Student and teacher resource and support center; Survivor testimony in schools; Curriculum development; Community-wide arts and lecture programs; Tribute to the Rescuers essay contest; Pennie Z. Davis Gallery for Holocaust Education; Nebraska Holocaust Education Consortium

Publications: Tak for Alt: Survival of a Human Spirit - an educational curriculum; Hitler's Courts: Betrayal of the Rule of Law in Nazi Germany - Educational study guide (written in conjunction with the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsber Law Center); Portraits of Survival - Nebraska Holocaust survivor photos and stories - catalogue

Phone: 240-672-2511
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Website: http://www.genshoah.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/genshoah/#!/groups/genshoah/10151042981578193/?notif_t=group_activity

Coordinating Council Members:
Esther Finder
Klaire Firestone
Sarah Weiss
Dina Cohen
Anat Bar-Cohen
Bonnie Stein
Ken Engel
Barbara Wind
Pepi Nichols
Anna Schiffer-Webmaster
Charles Silow
Daniel Brooks
Doris Schwarz-Lisenbee
Raymonde Fiol
Janice Friebaum
George Foster

Year Established: 2002
Staff: Volunteer - 15

Type of Organization or Mission: International organization of survivors, their children and grandchildren. GSI also serves as a bridge between the survivor community and major Holocaust-related organizations and institutions worldwide.

Services: Survivor community network and resource; Education; Commemoration; monthly e-newsletters

Address: 2251 N. Rampart Blvd., #2520 
Las Vegas, NV 89128
Phone: 800-575-9583
Fax: 702-974-1610
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Website: https://www.zachorfoundation.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZachorFoundationBenLesser/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zachor18

Director/Person-in-Charge: Gail Lesser-Gerber
Principal Staff Members: Myrna Valdez

Year Established: 2009
Staff: Salaried - 1

Type of Organization or Mission: Remembrance and education organization

Services: Provides funding for the development of Holocaust curricula; Teacher scholarship for teacher training; Speakers' bureau; Distribution of 'Zachor' pins

Publications: Living a Life that Matters: From Nazi Nightmare to American Dream, By Ben Lesser

Address: 229 Main St.
Keene, NH 03435-3201
Phone: 603-358-2490 
Fax: 603-358-2948
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Website: www.keene.edu/cchs 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cohenhgs
Twitter: @CohenCenterHGS

Principal Staff Members:    
Dr. Kate DeConinck, Director
Thomas M. White, Coordinator of Educational Outreach
Michele Kuiawa, Senior Program Support Assistant

Year Established: 1983

Type of Organization or Mission: Undergraduate major in Holocaust and Genocide Studies; Educational outreach; Library: nearly 6,000 titles including print and multi-media and the Charles A. and Judith Hildebrandt and Grubman Children's Collections

Services: Speaker's bureau; Free loan dvd collection; Teachers' workshops; Educational programming; Biennial residential summer institute; Yom Hashoah commemoration; Biennial residential summer institute; Annual Kristallnacht commemoration; Annual Award for Leadership in Holocaust and Genocide Awareness; Archive in support of the college?s academic program in Holocaust and genocide studies

Publications: Biannual newsletter; Film Telling Their Stories: NH Holocaust Survivors Speak Out, with accompanying guide