Middle East Forum
1650 Market St., Suite 3600 • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-546-5406 • Fax: 215-546-5409 • info@meforum.org • meforum.org
Think tank that works to define and promote American interests in the Middle
East. Believes in strong ties with Israel, Turkey and other emerging democracies;
works for human rights throughout the region; strives to weaken the forces of
religious radicals; seeks a stable supply and a low price of oil; and promotes the
peaceful settlement of regional and international disputes.
Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition
800 N. Third St., Suite 403 • Harrisburg, PA 17102
717-920-0734 or 717-330-4574 (cell)
info@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 Drive • 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-enforcement personnel.
Tikkun Olam Chavurah
Philadelphia, PA • rabbilinda18@gmail.com • tikkunolamchavurah.org
Philadelphia-based spiritual and political community grounded in Jewish tra-
dition. Working in the pursuit of tzedek (justice) and tikkun olam (repair of the
world), with a focus on interfaith work to support social justice in the Philadelphia
area and in Israel/Palestine. The work includes supporting immigrant rights and
environmental sustainability, preventing gun violence, resisting the assault on
public education, and promoting economic justice in the Philadelphia region.
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 • 215-947-3024
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.
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Esther Raab Holocaust Museum &
Goodwin Education Center
Betty & Milton Katz Jewish Community Center
1301 Springdale Road, Suite 200 • Cherry Hill, N.J. 08003
856-751-9500, ext. 1249 • Raabgoodwin@jfedsnj.org • 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.
Gratz College
7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027 • 215-635-7300 • gratz.edu
Holocaust and Genocide Studies • admissions@gratz.edu
Online master’s program in Holocaust and genocide studies. 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 Oral History Archive • archives@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 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
testmony and professional theater productions, to teach students the lessons
of the Holocaust. Primary target group is students in fifth through 12th grade.
Programs include: Witness to History--Survivor Presentation, Witness to
History Skype Presentation, Witness to History--Student Presentation and the
Anne Frank Theater Project.
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.
Holocaust Remembrance Program
Fegelson-Young-Feinberg Post 697 • P.O. Box 802 • Levittown, PA 19058
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.
Holocaust Survivors’ Support Program
Jewish Family and Children’s Service
The Barbara & Harvey Brodsky Enrichment Center
345 Montgomery Ave. • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 • 267-314-0909
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.