by yjxb9 | Dec 6, 2022 | Newsletter
Edith Eger was born in Kosice, Slovakia on September 29, 1927. Her family was sent to Auschwitz in 1944, where her parents, Lajos and Ilona Elefant, died. After surviving Auschwitz, Edith moved to Czechoslovakia where she met her husband, Bela Eger, and had her first...
by yjxb9 | Dec 6, 2022 | Newsletter
I am proud to say one of my best friends is a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor named Rose Richman. At the beginning of our friendship in 2020 when the whole world was shut down, I called Rose because I knew she was lonely and I had the ability to cheer her up even with...
by yjxb9 | Nov 6, 2022 | Newsletter
The Annual Remembrance Dinner on October 25th showed the capacity filled room the importance of the HERC mission and teaching about the Holocaust today. Teachers that attended appreciated the opportunity thanks to sponsorships. The guests were captivated by Honoree...
by yjxb9 | Nov 6, 2022 | Newsletter
On October 6th, the film U.S. and the Holocaust, was screened to a sold-out theater. Thanks to the partnership with the Challenger Learning Center and WFSU, for a special condensed version of the new Ken Burns documentary about the U.S. response to the Nazi atrocities...
by yjxb9 | Nov 6, 2022 | Newsletter
HERC hosted the first Micro-Credential Program in Holocaust Education and Pedagogy session for North Florida educators on October 13. Over fifty educators attended this day-long event on TCC’s campus. Micro-credential instruction was provided by nationally recognized...
by yjxb9 | Oct 6, 2022 | Newsletter
Tell These Stories, As Difficult As They May Be” – Ken Burns stated on his Documentary, U.S. and the Holocaust, that aired on PBS September 18, 20, 21st. The three episodes featured what America knew during the Holocaust. The U.S. and the Holocaust explores...
