Posts by Millie Jasper
HHREC Announces 2025 Educators’ Study Tour of Germany and Poland
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) of White Plains, NY has announced their International Educational Study Tour to Germany and Poland will be offered from June 20th through July 6th 2025. This guided tour will be hosted by HHREC Director of Education Steve Goldberg, and professional tour guide Gerrit Book. This past summer,…
Read MoreHolocaust & Human Rights Education Center Appoints New Board Members
Press ReleaseContact: Millie JasperExecutive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Centermjasper@hhrecny.org Tel 914.696.0738IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Appoints New Board Members The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) of White Plains, NY has announced Leah Rozenfeld Sills has joined their Board of Directors, and Caryn Tager Stafford has joined their Advisory…
Read MoreHolocaust & Human Rights Education Center to Honor Author, Philanthropist at Annual Benefit
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) will hold their annual Benefit on Wednesday evening, October 30th starting at 6:30pm at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York. This year HHREC will honor R. Derek Black and Elisha Weisel. R. Derek Black (they/them) is the author of The Klansman’s Son, a book that…
Read MoreAgi Keleti: The Jewish Olympian’s Story of Survival and Triumph – Exhibit and Speaker Michael Gyory to Appear at Desmond-Fish Library in Garrison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE White Plains, NY – Agi Keleti: The Jewish Olympian’s Story of Survival and Triumph – Exhibit and Speaker Michael Gyory On Thursday, July 18th the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) in partnership with the Desmond-Fish Public Library in Garrison, NY will host a talk and presentation on the oldest living…
Read MoreHHREC Executive Director Millie Jasper Interview On GenerationsForward Speakers Bureau.
Our Executive Director Millie Jasper was interviewed recently by Phyllis Zimbler Miller, an LA-based screenwriter (film and TV), author and playwright about our GenerationsForward Speakers Bureau. Phyllis is the co-host of the NEVER AGAIN IS NOW podcast about antisemitism on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. We have seen a tremendous uptick in requests for speaking…
Read MoreHolocaust & Human Rights Education Center Appoints David Imamura to Advisory Board
Press ReleaseContact: Millie JasperExecutive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Centermjasper@hhrecny.org Tel 914.696.0738 IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Appoints David Imamura to Advisory Board The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) of White Plains, NY has announced that David Imamura has joined the HHREC Advisory Board. Imamura was elected to the…
Read MoreHHREC Second Generation Holocaust Speakers Featured in National Media Story
The Forward, a national award winning publication that delivers incisive coverage of the issues, ideas and institutions that matter to American Jews published a story about HHREC featuring GenerationsForward Speakers Click here for full story. Photo credits: Matthew Litman
Read MoreHHREC Commemorates Planting of Sapling From Anne Frank’s Tree at Garden of Remembrance
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) held a dedication for the Anne Frank Sapling at the Garden of Remembrance in White Plains yesterday. The speakers included Westchester County Executive George Latimer, CEO Anne Frank Center USA Dr. Lauren Bairnsfather, HHREC Chairman Michael Gyory, New York State Deputy Director of Jewish Affairs Eva Wyner and…
Read MoreHHREC GenerationsForward Speaker Helen Rubel Appears on Town of Greenburgh Solving Problems Program
On May 28th Helen Rubel of the HHREC GenerationsForward Speakers Bureau appeared on the Town of Greenburgh Public Access channel hosted by Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. Helen told the story of her mother and grandmother who where survivors of the Holocaust. By sharing her mother’s first person account of fleeing Germany, Helen hoped to ensure…
Read MoreHHREC to Hold Dedication Ceremony at Garden of Remembrance for Planting Sapling From Anne Frank’s Tree in Amsterdam
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center will hold a dedication ceremony on Tuesday, June 11th at the Garden of Remembrance in White Plains, NY for the planting of a sapling grown from a tree referenced in Anne Frank’s Diary. The ceremony will begin at 12:00pm noon, and will include remarks by Westchester County Executive…
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