Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center

09/15/2026

Our 2026 HHREC Annual Benefit will be held on Oct 29th starting at 6:30PM at the beautiful Harrison Meadows Country Club in Harrison, NY. It is always a special occasion for our community to gather, and this year we will honor our long time friends and supporters David and Leslie Alpert and Gary and Micki Joseph. We hope you plan to join us for our most important fundraiser of the year. For more info visit https://www.hhrecny.org/inspire-events/1467 or contact HHREC 914.696.0738 or [email protected]. Hope to see you there!

09/14/2026

We are very pleased to announce HHREC and the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh are working together to support Girl Scout troops and others interested in earning a Holocaust Education Patch in New York and neighboring states, and we will also help participants create an educational display and/or bring a speaker to present to a larger group. We are excited to engage in this new partnership and look forward to supporting Girl Scout Troops and others on this important educational program!

09/11/2026

We are so pleased to share the news that Mallory Bubar, PhD has joined HHREC as our Associate Director. Mallory has 15 years of experience in education, museums, and non-profit work, and she has taught German language, culture, and history while earning her Master’s and Doctoral degrees. Please join us as we welcome Mallory to our team, as her experience will help us further connect with educators and our community about the Holocaust, other genocides, and human rights.

09/02/2026

We hope all you teachers and students enjoy your return to classes and the opportunities ahead to learn and grow!

06/15/2026

We mourn the passing of Lola Margulies, Holocaust Survivor and HHREC Speaker, scientist, educator, humanitarian, and cherished family member, who recently passed away at the age of 96. She shared her amazing story emphasizing the importance of confronting hatred, prejudice, and injustice, and her testimony was featured in the documentary Testimony of the Human Spirit produced by the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center. Her life stands as a testament to the triumph of the human spirit over hatred and adversity. To learn more about her life visit https://www.hhrecny.org/hhrec-survivor-speaker-passing

May her memory be a blessing.

06/03/2026

We applaud the effort of these leaders to come together and make a positive difference in our communities!

Last week, I joined Rivertown’s police chiefs to address rising antisemitic attacks and the increasing use of hate symbols and speech locally, statewide, and nationally. The event was organized by Hastings-On-Hudson Mayor Tom Drake and included thoughtful presentations by Steve Goldberg of the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center and Andrew Grascia, Chief Criminal Investigator for the Westchester County DA. I am eager work with these partners to ensure we foster a community of acceptance, regardless of religion.

06/03/2026

We are so pleased at the response from Lisa's presentation and exhibit, and the engaged students in your school who know the true meaning of being an Upstander!

05/26/2026

On Monday May 18th our Executive Director Millie Jasper accompanied Dr. Sabine Hildebrandt who received an honorary degree from New York Medical College and delivered the commencement speech at their Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies graduation ceremonies. Dr. Hildebrandt is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and is considered the foremost authority in the U.S. on biomedical ethics and anatomy in N**i Germany and on standards for handling human remains of those thought to be victims of the N**is. Congratulations to Dr. Hildebrandt, NYMC, Millie, and the NYMC graduating class of 2026! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwOINYNHfj8 full story https://www.nymc.edu/newsroom/stories/commencement-2026.php

05/18/2026

HHREC hosted students from area schools who connected with 2G and 3G participants to learn about their family's Holocaust story and then develop a creative expression for our Living History Project. This year's students and participants included James Blenkle Vikings Valhalla and Elie Abemayor; Taylor Todman Byram Hills Central School District HS and Barbara Lewis Kaplan; Iree Jiang HS and Helene Wurtzel; Allison Lusthaus HS and Jeanette Cohen; Devin Ferrucci New Rochelle High School and Andy Laub; Lily McDermott HS and Bette Sparago; Alaija Wallace HS and Grace Kalfus; and Sophia Coverdale New Rochelle High School and Michael Gyory. Please join as we congratulate these amazing students and their teachers who helped prepare them, as everyone who hears these stories - either firsthand or through a living witness - becomes responsible for ensuring they endure for generations.

05/15/2026

It was so nice to gather with our good friends yesterday at our Annual Spring Luncheon at the beautiful Bet Am Shalom Synagogue in White Plains to hear our special HHREC GenerationsForward Speaker share stories from her book Food, Hope and Resilience. June spoke with a uniquely potent blend of humor, and reverence about Holocaust Survivors, and we were all deeply honored to have 12 of them with us as we celebrated their lives as she reminded us to continue to be the voices of those who were silenced.