FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2025 For More Information Contact: JP O’Hare (518) 474-1201 Press@nysed.gov(link sends e-mail) www.nysed.gov State Education Department Releases Online Platform: Teaching the Holocaust and Other Genocides The New York State Education Department has developed an online resource platform for educators: Teaching the Holocaust and Other Genocides, dedicated to supporting instruction and engaging…

The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) will hold their Annual Benefit on Thursday evening, October 30th starting at 6:30pm at Harrison Meadows Country Club in Harrison, New York. HHREC will honor Holocaust Survivors Jerry and Ellen Kaidanow, their son Joseph and his wife Ellen Kaidanow, and feature keynote speaker David Harris. Jerry Kaidanow…

The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) of White Plains, NY has announced the appointments of Andy Laub and Alex Monroe to its Advisory Board. Andy Laub is a senior clerk in the Registration Department of the Westchester County Board of Elections. The grandson of a Holocaust Survivor, Andy was inspired by his grandparents…

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The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) is pleased to announce funding we secured in this year’s state budget thanks to the support of the Westchester legislative delegation. This includes $100,000 in funding from the delegation and an additional $65,000 from Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. These resources will help HHREC expand its programs…

The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) of White Plains, NY has announced the appointment of Helene Wurtzel, LCSW to its Board of Directors. Helene Wurtzel is a psychotherapist with LifeStance Health in New Rochelle, NY. Her work as an educator with an academic clinical concentration in mental health focuses on empathic engagement. She…

Halston Media May 1, 2025 – Sonja Geismar told the story of her voyage on the German ocean liner St. Louis in 1939 and survival of the Holocaust. https://news.halstonmedia.com/sections/yorktown-news/articles/yorktown-pauses-to-remember-the-holocaust?

HHREC Holocaust Survivor Speaker Hanne Holsten shared her a story at the Harvey School in collaboration with the school’s Jewish Culture Club, the Harvey English and History departments to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. https://highschool.latimes.com/opinion/holocaust-survivor-hannah-holsten-shares-her-story-on-the-harvey-school-campus/

North Salem Middle/High School’s Holocaust Remembrance Night featured a presentation by HHREC GenerationsForward Speaker Lisa Salko and Exhibit of 13 Drivers’ Licenses. https://news.halstonmedia.com/sections/education/articles/in-north-salem-driver-s-licenses-tell-holocaust-stories-to-a-new-generation