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Holocaust Resource Center

Remembering the Past, Honoring the Present, Shaping the Future

The Holocaust Resource Center (HRC) is a joint initiative between Kean University and the Holocaust Resource Foundation, a private philanthropic organization founded by Holocaust survivors who rebuilt their lives in New Jersey.

The HRC was established in 1982 to foster and reinforce ongoing awareness of the Holocaust among students, teachers and community members. From its inception, the Foundation's founders recognized education as the integral driving force behind the organization.

Today, the Center continues to honor its founders by promoting messages of respect, understanding and empowerment. We fulfill our educational mandate in three ways: collections, commemorative events and teacher training. 

HRC programs and resources align with the New Jersey State Mandate on Holocaust Education. Through our various initiatives, we seek to learn from the past in order to create a better future.
 

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Upcoming HRC Events

Teachers (Registration Commonly Required) 

  • February 26th- SAY SOMETHING: Call to Action Day
Say something

  • February 28th- The HRC Workshop Series: "To Kill a Mockingbird: Themes in Teaching the Holocaust Prejudice Reduction"

Mockingbird event

  • March 5th- BESA: Courage and Humanity during the Holocaust 

BESA: Courage and Humanity During the Holocaust

  • April 4th- Fred Heyman, Holocaust Survivor

Fred Heyman, Holocaust Survivor

Diversity Council (Private Events)

  • April 9th - LGBTQ Panel Discussion: Through the Lens of Students

 

 

Past HRC Events

Teachers (Registration Commonly Required) 

  • November 13, 2018- The Educators' Workshop Series #2 "From Bystanders to Upstanders"
  • January 25, 2019 - "History Unfolded" Workshop:
    History Unfolded Workshop

Diversity Council (Private Events)

  • November 16, 2018- Middle/High School Student Leadership Conference at Kean University 
  • February 8, 2019 -  "Race in the American Classroom"  General Assembly Meeting

Community (Free and Open to the Public)

  • November 5, 2018 - 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht at Kean University - Union Campus
  • November 7, 2018 - 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht at Kean University - Ocean  Campus
  • November 27, 2018  - The 2018 Murray Pantirer Memorial Scholar Lecture: The Kosher food drive was a tremendous success. Thank you for the generous donations! 

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