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HHREC Holocaust Survivor Speaker Shares Story at Yorktown Town Hall
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?
Read MoreHHREC Holocaust Survivor Speaker Hanne Holsten Presents Her Story at Harvey School
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/
Read MoreHHREC GenerationsForward Speaker Presents 13 Drivers’ Licenses to North Salem Central School District Students
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
Read MoreHHREC Survivor Speaker Presentation Featured in Examiner News Story
This story about HHREC Survivor Speaker Fred Schoenfeld was published on May 29th in The Examiner https://www.theexaminernews.com/time-to-talk-and-tell-my-story-holocaust-survivor-shares-his-story-with-local-students/?utm_source=Examiner+News+All&utm_campaign=9a1c1f5e2b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_29_05_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-9a1c1f5e2b-313300195
Read MoreHHREC Executive Director Joined Governor Kathy Hochul Jewish American Heritage Month Reception
HHREC Executive Director attended a reception for Jewish American Heritage Month hosted by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on May 15th 2025, where the Governor reaffirmed New York’s commitment to battling antisemitism and supporting the Jewish community.
Read MoreYorktown Teen Arrested for Hateful Graffiti – Halston Media Story Features Quote from HHREC Executive Director
Racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic vandalism was found at skate park and track. By Miranda Ferrante Published May 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y.—The Yorktown Police Department made an arrest Thursday in connection with a series of vandalism incidents—including anti-Semitic, racist, homophobic, and obscene graffiti—discovered on Mother’s Day at two public sites: Patriot Skate Park…
Read MoreHolocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration Draws Large Crowd, Features Holocaust Survivor Speaker and Remarks by Congressman George Latimer
On April 24th, an estimated crowd of over 300 people gathered at the Garden of Remembrance in White Plains, NY for the Annual Countywide Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Commemoration. The program, presented by the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) and Westchester Jewish Council (WJC) featured keynote speaker Arlette Baker, a procession of…
Read MoreWestchester Countywide Yom HaShoah Commemoration to Feature Holocaust Survivor
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) and Westchester Jewish Council (WJC) will host the annual Countywide Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Commemoration Keeping the Memory Alive on Thursday, April 24th from 12 to 1pm at the Garden of Remembrance on 148 Martine Avenue in White Plains, New York. The program will feature a…
Read MoreArea High School Students and Teachers Attend Education Event Featuring Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor
Over 300 students and teachers from 31 schools in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, Orange County and Fairfield County, Connecticut attended the 23rd annual Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) Human Rights Institute for High School Student Leaders on Thursday, March 20th at Iona University in New Rochelle, New York. The program began with welcoming remarks…
Read MoreHHREC Announces New Storytelling Preparation Resource for Holocaust Descendants
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) has announced they have launched the MemoryKeeper Family History Group. This program offers second and third generation Holocaust Survivors an opportunity to outline, develop and present their family’s Holocaust story. The MemoryKeeper Family History Group provides access to resources that help develop family research, from pre-war through…
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