Monica is a granddaughter and niece of survivors. She grew up in a home where the past and the present were intertwined.  What was it like to be a granddaughter and niece to survivors?  The story that Monica shares is of her aunt and grandmother who survived the war because of their fortitude, shrewdness and,…

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 literate society perpetrated the…

A live event co-sponsored by the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center made possible by the Jewish Studies Program, Purchase College SUNY.

We hope you join us for this special event, as we host two very special descendants of Holocaust Survivors. Noa Ganz is a junior at SAR High School in NYC, and she will tell a story of survival about her grandfather Hersz (Zvi) Zelazny and his family, and their amazing journey by foot to escape…

HHREC is proud to support TINR on this event – The Museum of Memory Telling the Story of Assisi Protecting Jewish Refugees During the Holocaust.

Please join ADL Westchester and the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center on Monday, March 14th for a program on how Holocaust denial content shows up on social media platforms. Hear from our panelists on what actions items you can take to combat misinformation online. Panelists will include Millie Jasper, Executive Director, Holocaust & Human…

Maddy Israel’s grandfather Ben Israel grew up in Romania in the 1930’s, when he began to experience antisemitism and the effects of WWII. As a third generation Holocaust Survivor, Maddy is carrying on her grandfather’s legacy. Her safekeeping story won a Silver Key this year as part of the Scholastic Writing Awards program in the…