HHREC and Westchester Jewish Council to Host Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration April 18th at Garden of Remembrance in White Plains  

By Millie Jasper | April 14, 2023

HHREC and Westchester Jewish Council to Host Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration April 18th at Garden of Remembrance in White Plains   The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) and Westchester Jewish Council (WJC) will host the annual Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration Keeping the Memory Alive on Tuesday, April 18th from 12 to 1pm at…

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Over 350 Students From 31 Schools Attend 21st Annual Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center High School Institute at Iona University

By Millie Jasper | March 20, 2023

Over 350 students and teachers from 31 schools in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, Orange and Suffolk Counties attended the 21st Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) High School Institute event on March 15th at Iona University in New Rochelle, New York. The program began with welcoming remarks by HHREC Executive Director Millie Jasper and Dr.…

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HHREC Promotes Education Program to Combat Rising Hate Crimes in Schools

By Millie Jasper | February 3, 2023

Press Release Contact: Millie Jasper Executive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center mjasper@hhrecny.org Tel 914.696.0738 HHREC Promotes Education to Combat Rising Hate Crimes in Schools February 3, 2023– Incidents of hate crimes continue to cause concern in cities and towns across the country, and a rising number of these have been occurring in the greater…

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Media Covers HHREC Executive Director Appearance with Westchester County Executive on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Millie Jasper | January 30, 2023

HHREC Executive Director Millie Jasper shared remarks during a press conference at the Westchester County Office in White Plains on Friday, January 27th in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Watch the recording here. There was also coverage of an appearance by HHREC Speakers Bureau Member Helga Luden at an International Holocaust Remembrance Day Event…

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Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Offers Annual Middle School Institute Program for Area Students

By Millie Jasper | November 25, 2022

The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center hosted their 8th Annual Human Rights Institute for Middle School Student Leaders on November 15th, 16th and 17th at Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester in Rye, New York. Students and teachers from thirty public and private middle schools in the Lower Hudson-Westchester region attended. HHREC staff and area middle…

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