HHREC Community Events

HHREC offers education and community programs to support our mission to enhance the teaching and learning of the lessons of the Holocaust and the right of all people to be treated with dignity and respect.

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Our Speakers Bureau is comprised of Holocaust Survivors and Liberators with years of experience sharing their inspiring stories of survival. Host a Holocaust Survivor or Liberator at your school, organization, or company today.

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Educating our Future

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.

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Book List for Young Readers

Books often facilitate conversations about the Holocaust. It can be challenging to find an appropriate selection, and the titles listed below for some recent publications may help you.

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Generations Forward

GenerationsForward is composed of second and third-generation descendants. Members of the Speakers Bureau share their family's Holocaust story in a powerful and impactful manner.

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We offer a wide range of event programming to support our educational mission from courses on history for a variety of age groups, to film festivals, lecture series, and luncheons.

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What's Happening

By Millie Jasper March 2, 2026
Press Release Contact: Millie Jasper , Executive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center mjasper@hhrecny.org Tel 914.696.0738
By Millie Jasper February 26, 2026
The New York State Board of Regents recently presented the 2025-26 Yavner Citizen Award to HHREC Director of Education, Steve Goldberg. This annual award recognizes a teacher and a citizen who have made outstanding contributions to New York State education about the Holocaust and other violations of human rights. The awards were established by the NYS Regents and funded by the late Regent Emeritus Louis E. Yavner. https://www.nysed.gov/standards-instruction/louis-e-yavner-teaching-and-citizen-awards
By Millie Jasper February 24, 2026
https://news.halstonmedia.com/somers-record/stories/somers-central-school-district-hate-graffiti-education-initiative,69799
By Millie Jasper February 19, 2026
Seventh-grade students at the Henry Wells Middle School in Brewster have been studying the Holocaust and recently attended the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights sponsored by the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center in Westchester. Teenagers from more than 35 schools were in attendance at the symposium. https://www.pcnr.com/articles/middle-school-students-learn-about-the-holocaust/
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