HHREC and Westchester Jewish Council Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration Draws Crowd at Garden of Remembrance
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) and Westchester Jewish Council came together to co-sponsor the annual Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration Keeping the Memory Alive on April 28th at the Garden of Remembrance in White Plains, NY. HHREC Chairman Michael Gyory greeted attendees and spoke about the importance of the Westchester community in coming…
Read MoreHHREC to Honor Byram Hills School District Teacher with Susan J. Goldberg Memorial Teacher Award at Iona College Event
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) will honor Jennifer Laden, Social Studies Department Chair 6-12 of Byram Hills Central School District in Armonk as the 20th annual Susan J. Goldberg Memorial Teacher Award to be presented at the annual William H. Donat Shoah Commemoration Event at Iona College on Wednesday, April 27 at…
Read MoreHHREC Statement on Ukraine
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) strongly condemns Russia’s continuous and abhorrent attack on Ukraine. We are deeply concerned about the death of innocent civilians and the plight of Ukrainian refugees. In his justification of the invasion, Vladimir Putin has misrepresented Holocaust history by claiming that Ukraine needed to be “denazified.” HHREC supports…
Read MoreWilliam H. Donat Shoah Commemoration Event – Despite the Holocaust, Can We Believe in the Possibility of Progress?
Apr 27, 2022 7:00PM—9:00PM The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) will co-sponsor a live, in-person event on April 27th at 7pm at the LaPenta School of Business at Iona College featuring Dan McMillan. The title of the program is: “Despite the Holocaust, Can We Believe in the Possibility of Progress?” That the world’s most…
Read MoreStudents Inspired By Holocaust Survivor and Olympic Champion Speakers At Annual HHREC High School Human Rights Institute Event
Over 300 students and teachers from 33 schools in Westchester, Putnam and Long Island NY, and Fairfield County CT attended the annual Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) High School Institute virtual event on March 16th. This year’s event featured intimate talks and Q&A with Holocaust Survivor Judith Altman and Olympic Fencing Champion Peter…
Read MoreHHREC Board of Directors Member Appointed to Serve as General Counsel Department of U.S. Navy
White Plains, NY February 16th, 2022 – John P. “Sean” Coffey has been appointed by the U.S. Senate to become General Counsel of the Department of the Navy. Mr. Coffey was nominated as general counsel by President Joe Biden in August 2021. He is a retired Navy captain and former federal prosecutor. Mr. Coffey served…
Read MoreSTATEMENT FROM JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMNING AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL-UK REPORT
We, the subscribing organizations representing the broad mainstream of the New York Jewish community, condemn and reject the report of Amnesty International UK, which attempts to label Israel as an apartheid state and undermine its right to exist as a democratic state and a homeland for the Jewish people. The report is brimming with substandard analysis,…
Read MoreHHREC Executive Director Joins Westchester County Executive For Press Conference to Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day
On Thursday, January 27th, Westchester County Executive George Latimer was joined by HHREC Executive Director MIllie Jasper and Westchester Jewish Council CEO Elliot Forchheimer to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges…
Read MoreHHREC to Host Second Annual White Rose Student Competition
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) will host the second annual White Rose Student Research Contest for 2022. This competition is open to 7th-12th grade students in the greater Westchester County NY area. The 2021/2022 contest theme is Auschwitz and the Hungarian Deportations. Participating students who compete in the project will submit essays…
Read MoreHHREC to Host Author Glenn Kurtz for Talk on Book – Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film
HHREC will host a Book Talk on March 8th starting at 7pm with Glenn Kurtz, author of Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film. This book was named a best book of 2014 by NPR, The New Yorker, and The Boston Globe, and it has become a documentary. The story continues to…
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