by yjxb9 | Mar 11, 2025 | Newsletter
On February 18th, The Holocaust Education Resource Council (HERC) visited Swift Creek Middle School and presented to 300 students a program telling the story of one family’s experience of fleeing from Nazi Germany and escaping to the Shanghai Ghetto during the...
by yjxb9 | Mar 11, 2025 | Newsletter
As Spring starts, we look forward to seeing everyone at the many upcoming events on the calendar this year. Two new members, Angie Pichard and Ellie Simon, were welcomed to the HERC Board last month. Their passion and expertise will strengthen HERC as the organization...
by yjxb9 | Feb 17, 2025 | Newsletter
Lauren Crampton Owing to the generosity of the HERC board, I had the opportunity to attend the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) Advanced Seminar for Teachers from January 17 through January 19 in Newark, New Jersey along with 20 teachers and Holocaust...
by yjxb9 | Feb 17, 2025 | Newsletter
Twenty years ago, Rita Blank and I chose to plant a seed that has grown into a remarkable and established organization with the mission to educate the community regarding the Holocaust. Over much of the past two decades, new plans were developed to spread the message...
by yjxb9 | Dec 5, 2024 | Newsletter
Lauren Crampton Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center, Director of Education, Steve Goldberg, a renowned scholar and author specializing in Jewish history and social justice, presented a history of antisemitism in Europe as the second installment of HERC’s...
by yjxb9 | Dec 5, 2024 | Newsletter
Lauren Crampton The stars aligned in Tallahassee on November 9, 2024 at the Planetarium at Challenger Learning Center. Filmmaker Aviva Kempner traveled to Tallahassee to introduce the audience in person to her documentary film, A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two...