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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

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

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…