Press Release Contact: Millie Jasper , Executive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center mjasper@hhrecny.org Tel 914.696.0738
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
https://news.halstonmedia.com/somers-record/stories/somers-central-school-district-hate-graffiti-education-initiative,69799
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/
https://patch.com/connecticut/ridgefield/calendar/event/20260215/644a4236-a50c-4cc7-b9a5-8675a0369ded/remembering-the-holocaust-the-power-of-family-stories