Educational programs and services

The Speakers Bureau

Since its founding, the Speakers Bureau has brought survivors to tell their eye-witness accounts to more than 325,000 students and Bay Area residents in more than 3,000 classrooms and civic institutions. For more information, visit our Speakers Bureau page.

Educational Materials

HCNC’s resources for teachers include: a 15,000 volume library, archives containing personal papers, government records, artifacts and photographs, bibliographies, slides, films, posters, a Teacher Resource Center (complete with thematic boxes containing multi-media sources available for loan), one on one consultation, and curriculum and lesson plans.

View “Eugenics, Propaganda, and the Rise of the Third Reich”, a sample lesson created by Director of Education, Morgan Blum using HCNC’s archival sources (November 2005).

Educator Workshops

One day Educator Workshops on the Holocaust and patterns of genocide combine academic growth with innovative teaching strategies to help educators deign lessons that encourage students to develop critical thinking skills, and the ability to relate the lessons of the Holocaust to their own lives.

For information about educator workshops, contact Morgan Blum at MorganB@jfcs.org or visit our Educator Workshops page.

Day of Learning

Established in 2003, the Day of Learning is an opportunity for students and educators to participate in interactive workshops about the Holocaust and genocide. This special educational forum honors Holocaust survivors, commemorates those who perished, and is dedicated to teaching the lessons of the Holocaust and genocide to future generations. More than 500 youths and adults attended the 2009 Day of Learning. For more information, contact Morgan Blum at MorganB@jfcs.org

Teachers Resource Center

A lending library of lesson plans, books, pamphlets, videos, DVDs, and other resources which are available for circulation, the Teachers Resource Center was developed to supplement an educator’s overview lesson on the Holocaust.

To learn more about how the Teachers Resource Center can be used, contact Morgan Blum at MorganB@jfcs.org .