Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition
800 N. Third St., Suite 403 • Harrisburg, PA 17102
717-920-0734 or 717-330-4574 (cell)
hank@pajewishcoalition.org • pajewishcoalition.org
Coalition of Jewish federations and Jewish community-relations councils
throughout Pennsylvania. Monitors legislative and regulatory developments,
identifies and assists in the advocating for funding opportunities for Jewish
agencies and social-justice issues to the Jewish communities. Sensitizes public
officials in Harrisburg to the needs of the Jewish community.

Republican Jewish Coalition
One Belmont Ave., Suite 321 • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-667-1263 • Fax: 667-1265
PASNJ@rjchq.org • rjchq.org
The Shalom Center
6711 Lincoln Dr. • Philadelphia, PA 19119 • 215-844-8494
office@theshalomcenter.org • theshalomcenter.org
Draws on Jewish values as it seeks peace, justice, compassion and healing of
the earth.

Shomrim of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley
P.O. Box 14543 • Philadelphia, PA 19115
hlebofsky@comcast.net • shomrimpadv.org
The Shomrim (“Guardians”) was formed to promote the welfare and brother-
hood of Jewish police officers, firefighters and other law-en forcement personnel.

SECULAR JEWISH PROGRAMS
Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations
847 Tyson Ave. • Roslyn, PA 19001
267-312-7635 • twaslow@verizon.net • csjo.org
A confederation of 23 North American adult groups and schools, with several
affiliates in the Philadelphia area, dedicated to promoting secular Jewish
community life. Four affiliates in the Philadelphia area include the Jewish
Children’s Folkshul (a supplementary school) and three adult groups.

Distributes a quarterly newsletter.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia
1657 The Fairway, #145 • Jenkintown, PA 19046
membership@jgsgp.org • jgsgp.org
Provides members with the opportunity to pursue a common interest in
Jewish genealogy.

Kehilla for Secular Jews
113 Shippen Rd. • Erdenheim, PA 19038
215-233-2668 • info@kehillaForSecularJews.org
kehillaforsecularjews.org Honors Jewish history, culture and values. Celebrates Jewish
holidays and life-cycle events. Supports a children’s Sunday school. Encourages
lifelong learning. Is involved in the secular humanist Jewish tradition through
participation in national organizations. Promotes social and economic justice,
and represents the secular humanist tradition within the Jewish community.

Philadelphia Secular Jewish Organization
113 Shippen Rd. • Erdenheim, PA 19038
215-233-2668 • blw113@me.com
Former Jewish Children’s Folkshul parents and other adults who meet
monthly for Jewish educational and social activities, and holiday celebrations,
to promote secular humanistic principles.

phillyisrael.com Shir Shalom: A Community for Humanistic Judaism
610-525-6909 • Fax: 610-525-5310
info@shirshalom-phila.org • shirshalom-phila.org
Creates and uses an evolving, non-theistic liturgy in the celebration of life-cycle
events and Jewish festivals. A member of the Kehilla for Secular Jews.

HOLOCAUST PROGRAMS
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
1500 Market St. • Suite 2415 West Tower
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-568-2223 • Fax: 215-568-5526
philadelphia@adl.org • philadelphia.adl.org
BEARING WITNESS™ provides training and resources necessary
for Catholic school educators to teach about anti-Semitism and the
Holocaust, and the historical and current relationship between the
Jewish and Catholic communities.

ECHOES AND REFLECTIONS workshops provide middle and high
school teachers with a comprehensive resource that integrates visual
history testimony from Holocaust survivors and witnesses, with other
primary source material into powerful lessons.

Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors Association
P.O. Box 1127 • Jenkintown, PA 19046 • 215-947-1158
mimkrik227@gmail.net • cjhsa.org
A nonprofit organization founded in the Greater Philadelphia area dedicated to
preserving the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. As direct descendants
of survivors, CJHS maintains the commitment to honor relatives, preserve their
heritage and culture, educate the community on Holocaust issues, fight bigotry
and hatred, and encourage tolerance and equality.

Goodwin Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Betty & Milton Katz Jewish Community Center
1301 Springdale Rd., Ste. 200 • Cherry Hill, N.J. 08003
856-751-9500, Ext. 1249 • jcrcsnj.org/goodwin
Full-time institution dedicated to Holocaust Education with a reference library,
lending library and multi-media resources. Offers a collection of historical
photographs, artifacts and Nazi paraphernalia. A speaker’s bureau supports
outreach to students and adult groups.

Holocaust Oral History Archive of Gratz College
Mandell Education Campus • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300, Ext. 130 or 1-800-475-4635 • Fax: 215-635-7320
archives@gratz.edu • gratz.edu
Records and transcribes first-person testimonies of Holocaust survivors,
liberators, rescuers and other witnesses to the Nazi era. Interviews are available
to use onsite in the Tuttleman Library, Tuesday afternoon by appointment
only to researchers, teachers and students. Unpublished memoirs, personal
documents, memorial books and survivor registers from several European
countries are also available.

Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Gratz College • 7605 Old York Rd. • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300 • admissions@gratz.edu • gratz.edu
Online master’s program focuses on the Holocaust, its contemporary significance
and the broader phenomenon of genocide in modern times. Designed for
educators in public and private schools, museum staff, community professionals,
religious and lay leaders, those involved in interfaith dialogue and adult learners
taking classes for personal enrichment or credit. Teachers may take courses
and seminars for professional development to meet ACT 48 and ACT 70 PA
Holocaust and Genocide education requirements. Six-course graduate
certificate also available.

Holocaust Awareness Museum & Education Center
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Ave., Ste 210 • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-464-4701 • Fax: 215-464-4703
info@hamec.org • hamec.org
Provides educational programs, including eyewitness Holocaust survivor
testimony and professional theater productions, to teach students the lessons
of the Holocaust. Primary target group is students in fifth through 12th grade.

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