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Featuring Holocaust Survivor Edith
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...
by Sydney Siegel
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...
The Annual Remembrance Dinner
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...
Ken Burns Documentary Sold Out
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...
HERC’s Micro-Credential Program Kick-Off Event
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...
The U.S. and the Holocaust
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...