Category Archives: Holocaust

What a mitzvah project…and she’s 74!

While I’m not in the age bracket of 12-14 years old, I do have a mitzvah that I’m trying to do and need help.  I am 74 years of age and I’m collecting pull-top tabs from soda, beer, soup, vegetables, and pet food cans (any type of tab). There were 6,000,000 Jews murdered during the holocaust and of that number 1,500,000 were children.  I would like to collect 1.5M tabs to have a visual to remember the children at a memorial service. I live in Roanoke, VA, but Roanoke, and surrounding areas, is a small city of 280,000 and we […]

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Holocaust Stamps Project

Holocaust Stamps Project The Holocaust Stamps Project, Foxborough Regional Charter School, 131 Central Street, Foxboro, MA 02035 Contact:  jdroste@foxboroughrcs.org The Holocaust Stamps Project which began in 2009 and has, as its goal, the teaching Holocaust history and the vital importance of tolerance for differences. 2015-2016 marks the start of the seventh year of this powerful project. One Postage Stamp – For Each Victim of the Holocaust As of November 2, 2015 6,409,283 stamps! (58% of goal)  with the ambitious goal of collecting 11 million stamps, one to honor the memory of every man, woman, and child who was a victim […]

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SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER/MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE NEW YORK

SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER/MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE NEW YORK 226 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017 Contact: Julie Silver, Associate jsilver@wiesenthal.com 212 697 1180 ext. 1180 The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a global Jewish human rights organization that confronts anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism, promotes human rights and dignity, stands with Israel, defends the safety of Jews worldwide, and teaches the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations. The Center challenges visitors to confront bigotry and racism, and to understand the Holocaust in both historic and contemporary contexts. Through interactive workshops, exhibits, and videos, individuals explore issues of prejudice, diversity, tolerance, […]

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Holocaust Awareness Museum

Holocaust Awareness Museum 10100 Jamison Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19116 Contact: Phil Holtje, Program Director holocaustmuseum@verizon.net (215) 464-4701 Using the resources of the museum, they educate Delaware Valley students and adults by personalizing the Holocaust so that they learn the consequences of racism, ethnic cleansing, and intolerance. The Holocaust was a watershed event, not only in the 20th century, but in the entire history of humanity. The study of the Holocaust provides one with the most effective ways to work with students to examine basic moral issues and value systems. For a mitzvah project, volunteers can participate in their Witness To […]

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