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.

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. 1191
jcrcsnj@jfedsn.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
Associate Director of Enrollment
Management: Mindy Blechman
mblechman@gratz.edu Gratz College provides online doctoral
programs, graduate degrees, and graduate
certificates for a pluralistic learning
community in Education (MEd),
Holocaust and Genocide Studies,
Jewish Studies, Camp Administration &
Leadership and Human Rights.

Holocaust and Genocide Studies
admissions@gratz.edu Online master’s degree and graduate
certificate, and mostly online doctoral
program (Ph.D.) in Holocaust and
genocide studies. Designed for educators
in public and private schools, college
instructors, museum and education center
staff, and community speakers. Teachers
may also take individual courses and
seminars for professional development to
meet ACT 48 and ACT 70 PA Holocaust
and Genocide education requirements.

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Unpublished memoirs, personal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., Suite 210
Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-464-4701 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.

Programs include: Witness to History
Survivor Presentation, Witness to History
Skype Presentation, Witness to History
Student Presentation and the Anne Frank
Theater Project.

Holocaust and Genocide Studies
at West Chester University
723 Wayne Hall
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-2972 jfriedman@wcupa.edu
wcupa.edu/arts-humanities/holocaust Offers courses that can lead to a Master
of Arts degree, Certificate, or minor
concentration program which includes
interdisciplinary courses. The programs
provide theoretical and historical context
for understanding what led to the
Holocaust and other genocides of the
20th century.

Jewish Community Relations
Council of the Jewish Federation
of Greater Philadelphia
2001 Market St., Suite 2300
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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 jewishvetspost697@gmail.com
jewishvetspost697.jwv.org/holocaust COMMUNITY RESOURCES
215-947-3024 mimkrik227@gmail.net
cjhsa.org 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.

Jewish Family and Children’s
Service of Greater Philadelphia
8546B Bustleton Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19152
215-805-5758 jfcsphilly.org/holocaust-survivor-
support Program Manager: Steve Zakusilo,
MSS, LSW
szakusilo@jfcsphilly.org Working with survivors and their
families/caregivers to age safely in their
homes, maintain quality of life and stay
connected. Team speaks Russian, Hebrew,
Spanish, Ukrainian. Supported by the
Conference on Jewish Material Claims
Against Germany.

Philadelphia Holocaust
Remembrance Foundation
1617 JFK Blvd., 20th Floor, Unit 2015
Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-809-2474
ekutas@philaholocaustmemorial.org philaholocaustmemorial.org
Non-profit organization dedicated to
educating Philadelphia residents and the
global community about the lessons of the
Holocaust. The organization spearheaded
the capital development of the Horwitz-
Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza
Monument to Six Million Martyrs on
16th and Arch Streets and Benjamin
Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.

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