HHREC Announces Partnership with Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh
By |August 31, 2026
Press Release
Contact: Millie Jasper
Executive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center
mjasper@hhrecny.org Tel 914.696.0738
HHREC Announces Partnership with Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh
White Plains, NY, August 31, 2026 - The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) of White Plains, NY has announced a partnership with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, to support Girl Scout troops and other groups working to earn a Holocaust Education Patch in New York and neighboring states.
Under this agreement, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts (and other participants grades nine through adult) must complete one “Connect” activity in addition to “Connect cards.” As part of this partnership, HHREC offers speakers who will come to speak to a troop or other group to fulfill this requirement. HHREC offers opportunities to fulfill this requirement by helping participants create an educational display and/or bring a speaker to present to a larger group.
“We are excited to engage in this new partnership with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh “ said Millie Jasper, HHREC Executive Director. “We look forward to working together to support area Girls Scout Troops in the area, including completing the requirements for this badge.”
HHREC engages with community partners to collaborate on events, programs and activities that support their respective missions. Major partner organizations they have worked with include Association of Holocaust Organizations; Clark Center at Manhattanville University; Community of Holocaust Education Centers (USHMM); Hillels of Westchester; Iona University; Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County; Kupferberg Holocaust Center; Nonprofit Westchester; Purchase College, State University of New York; Westchester County Government; Westchester Business Council; Westchester Jewish Community Services and Westchester Jewish Council.
For more information visit the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh https://hcofpgh.org/hhrecny/ or contact Millie Jasper at HHREC mjasper@hhrecny.org.
About The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (“HHREC”) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization based in White Plains, NY that serves area schools, synagogues, colleges, churches and civic centers in Westchester and the greater Hudson Valley area. HHREC works with students and teachers to help schools fulfill the New York State mandate that the Holocaust and other human rights abuses be included in their curriculum. HHREC was selected by the NYS Commissioner of Education (NYSED) to revise and update all curricular resources to teach the Holocaust and other genocides through an online educator resource about the history of the Holocaust published in 2025. Since 1994, HHREC has brought the lessons of the Holocaust, genocide and human rights violations to more than 3,000 teachers, and through them to thousands of students. Their programs enrich teachers' knowledge about the Holocaust and related issues and provides a lens through which to view all other human rights violations. For more information visit www.hhrecny.org, call 914.696.0738 or email info@hhrecny.org. The body content of your post goes here. To edit this text, click on it and delete this default text and start typing your own or paste your own from a different source.