Tag Archives: Holocaust

Witness to History-Russian Outreach

Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center Contact: Jacqueline Cherepinsky, psujvc130@gmail.com, 215-464-4701 Witness to History Russian Outreach, Ongoing Until Mid-November, 2014, Philadelphia, PA The Klein JCC is partnering with the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center in a Witness to History Project. This is a presentation, in which Russian-speaking students, along with their parents, “adopt” a survivor from the former Soviet Union by learning his or her unique account via listening to the survivor’s story. Each student will then write about the survivor’s experience. And all the finished essays will be placed into a book. This is an opportunity for the students and their parents […]

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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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Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation

Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation 800 Yamato Road, Suite 101, Boca Raton, FL 33431 Contact: info@giftoflife.org or by calling 800.9MARROW Gift of Life facilitates bone marrow, blood stem cell, and cord blood transplants for children and adults suffering from life-threatening illnesses. Since tissue type is inherited, a patient’s best chance of finding a genetic match lies with donors of similar ethnicity. Gift of Life strives to increase the representation of Jewish donors in the registry in order to overcome the devastating effects of the Holocaust, which severed bloodlines and made the donor search particularly difficult for Jewish patients needing transplants. Volunteer […]

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