Working to enhance the teaching and learning of the lessons of the Holocaust, to promote the right of all people to be treated with dignity and respect, and to encourage students to speak up and act against all forms of bigotry and prejudice. Serving Westchester, Fairfield and Putnam Counties.

Professional Development Program for Educators

March 10, 17, 24, 31 April 21, 2012

  • To enhance the knowledge and teaching skills of educators responsible for human rights issues.
  • To clarify the concepts and themes related to human rights issues.

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This project is made possible in part through a grant from JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Educators Field Study Trip to Germany & Poland June 30 - July 15 2012

  •  To inspire and motivate area middle and high school educators in their preparation to teach the lessons of the Holocaust to their students.
  • To combine visits to Holocaust memorials, including two concentration camps in Germany and a death camp in Poland with meeting with representatives of Human Rights organizations in both countries.
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Recent News

The Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center is featured in an article entitled "Photos preserve a painful past" by Randi Weiner in the Westchester Journal News on Thursday, December 29th

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Featured Article In Westchester Magazine issued October 2011

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Westchester's Holocaust Survivors

As the number of Holocaust survivors in the county decreases, those who remain find sharing their stories all the more important.
Photography by Toshi Tasaki     By Janice Llanes Fabry

This article features six of the many Speakers from HHREC's Speakers Bureau


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* This project is made possible in part through a grant from JPMorgan Chase Foundation