by yjxb9 | Oct 31, 2025 | Newsletter
The Holocaust Education Resource Council (HERC) is deeply disturbed and saddened by an Instagram post depicting a Leon High School student dressed in a Nazi costume for Halloween. This is not the only time a Leon County high school student has posted Nazi symbolism on...
by yjxb9 | Oct 9, 2025 | Newsletter
The Holocaust Education Resource Council (HERC) hosted its annual teacher workshop designed to equip educators with the materials and resources necessary to teach the history of Holocaust that Florida students are required to learn. This year’s workshop was attended...
by yjxb9 | Oct 9, 2025 | Newsletter
Dara Horn, an acclaimed novelist and scholar of Jewish literature, will be the guest speaker at the HERC 2025 Annual Dinner. Her 2021 book, People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present, challenges conventional approaches to Holocaust remembrance and urges...
by yjxb9 | Oct 9, 2025 | Newsletter
As the two-year anniversary of the October 7th attack in Israel passes, it brings profound reflection for the Jewish New Year. The rise of antisemitism shows the need for Holocaust education. Learning history from survivors strengthens the message “Never Forget is...
by yjxb9 | Sep 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
I am so proud to be a founding member of HERC, as well as an original Board member, as Barbara, Rita and I met with the National Council of Jewish Women’s Board those many years ago and appealed to them to join forces with us to create a Holocaust Education resource...
