Holocaust Survivors’ Support Program
Jewish Family and Children’s Service
1-866-JFCS-NOW or 1-866-532-7669
info@jfcsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
With support from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany,
this program serves survivors, victims of Nazi occupation in Europe during
World War II. In-home services such as counseling, care management, home
care, chore services, meals, respite for caregivers and adult day care. Provides aid
to survivors in applying for Holocaust entitlements and emergency assistance.
Holocaust Memorial Committee
Jewish Community Relations Council
of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-832-0536 • brazin@jewishphilly.org
Established to extend consciousness of the lessons of the Holocaust.
Sponsors the annual Yizkor ceremony, the annual Youth Symposium on
the Holocaust, the Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Competition and
Exhibition, and the Holocaust Speakers Bureau.
Jewish War Veterans Holocaust
Remembrance Program
Fegelson-Young-Feinberg Post 697 • P.O. Box 802 • Levittown, PA 19058
267-573-9697 or 267-573-9697
jewishvetspost697@gmail.com • jewishvetspost697.jwv.org/holocaust
Provides survivors and first-hand witnesses of the Holocaust an opportunity to
share their stories and memories with the current generation. Speakers’ stories
are supported by slide presentations. Programs available for schools and other
organizations at no cost.
Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-809-2474 • phrfstaff@philaholocaust.org • ThePHRF.org
Foundation planning the establishment of a memorial garden at the site of the
Monument to the Six Million Jewish Martyrs, located on the Benjamin Franklin
Parkway at 16th and Arch St.s. PHRF's mission is to educate people on an
international scale to ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust are universal,
timeless and enduring.
USC Shoah Foundation Institute
at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104 • 215-238-1290
svha-help@lists.upenn.edu • guides.library.upenn.edu/vha
Provides access to the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s entire visual history
archive, which is available via a streaming service on the Penn campus to
both Penn affiliates and to visitors, including people who were interviewed
in Pennsylvania and those born in Pennsylvania. Visitors to the campus of the
University of Pennsylvania are welcome to access and view testimonies —
by appointment only — that are part of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Visual History Archive. Computers and headphones are available in the Van
Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and at the Annenberg School for Communication
Library. West Chester University
Holocaust and Genocide Studies Education Center
Main Hall, Room 409 • West Chester, PA 19383 • 610-436-2972
jfriedman@wcupa.edu • wcupa.edu/arts-humanities/holocaust
Master of Arts degree program includes interdisciplinary courses that provide
theoretical and historical context for understanding what led to the Holocaust
and other genocides.
100 THE GUIDE 2016/2017
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Jewish Business Network
Lubavitch House, Perelman Center for Jewish Life
4032 Spruce St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-746-6105 • info@jhp.org • jbnphilly.com
Provides direct networking opportunities for businesses and professionals in
the Greater Philadelphia area. Sponsors monthly luncheons featuring speakers
of interest to people in business.
The Louise D. Brandeis Law Society & Foundation
1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 1312 • Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-512-5000 • Fax: 215-629-5940
jgrossuz@aol.com • brandeislawsociety.org
A Jewish law society dedicated to advancing and enriching the personal and
professional interests of members of the bench and bar. Promotes opportunity
for leadership development, social interaction, education and community
service. Tri-State JPro
c/o Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-832-0536 • TriStateJPRO@gmail.com
Brings together professionals (and students, retirees and interns) within the
southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey areas who work in Jewish
agencies. Provides professional development, educational and networking
opportunities integrating Jewish values to ensure a high level of Jewish commu-
nal leadership. Programs cover a range of topics to meet the diverse needs of
Jewish professionals in agencies, organizations and synagogues. Promotes
success in the workplace, and provides professionals in the Jewish community
with the skills and knowledge needed to advance their careers.