Archive for February 2026
HHREC Director of Education Honored by NYS Board of Regents
The New York State Board of Regents recently presented the 2025-26 Yavner Citizen Award to HHREC Director of Education, Steve Goldberg. This annual award recognizes a teacher and a citizen who have made outstanding contributions to New York State education about the Holocaust and other violations of human rights. The awards were established by the…
Read MoreHHREC GenerationsForward Speaker Featured in Story About School District Response to Hate Incident
https://news.halstonmedia.com/somers-record/stories/somers-central-school-district-hate-graffiti-education-initiative,69799
Read MoreMiddle School Students Learn About the Holocaust
Seventh-grade students at the Henry Wells Middle School in Brewster have been studying the Holocaust and recently attended the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights sponsored by the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center in Westchester. Teenagers from more than 35 schools were in attendance at the symposium. https://www.pcnr.com/articles/middle-school-students-learn-about-the-holocaust/
Read MoreRemembering the Holocaust: The Power of Family Stories -Story in Patch Features HHREC GenerationsForward Speaker Ruben Wind
https://patch.com/connecticut/ridgefield/calendar/event/20260215/644a4236-a50c-4cc7-b9a5-8675a0369ded/remembering-the-holocaust-the-power-of-family-stories
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