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The Holocaust Educational Foundation (HEF) is a
nonprofit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
founded by Theodore Zev Weiss in 1976 and dedicated to the support of teaching and research about the Holocaust at the university level. A part of
Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...
since 2013, HEF has helped create curriculum materials about the Holocaust in use at more than 400 colleges.


History

A survivor of the
Auschwitz concentration camp Auschwitz, or Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 Nazi concentration camps, concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany, occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) d ...
, Weiss founded HEF in 1976 to record the testimonies of Holocaust survivors. In 1988, HEF provided funding to establish a course at Northwestern University called The History of the Holocaust, and thereafter HEF's mission evolved into the development of Holocaust-related teaching materials. Weiss perceived that, while many states, like Illinois, mandate instruction in the Holocaust, "the state doesn't prepare teachers to teach. This is a very difficult subject, and not having the tools, the teachers are sort of at a loss." On July 9, 2013, the HEF was integrated into
Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...
. The HEF donated $1 million to Northwestern University and pledged to donate another $5 million to endow the program permanently.


Programming

The Holocaust Educational Foundation of
Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...
offers several programs: th
Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization
the biennial Lessons and Legacies conference; th
Sharon Abramson Research Grants
an
teaching grants
to support college-level teaching in Holocaust Studies.


See also

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Holocaust Studies and Materials ''Zagłada Żydów. Studia i Materiały'' () is a Polish academic journal published yearly by a group of historians and researchers from the Polish Center for Holocaust Research created in 2003 in Warsaw. It is an annual devoted to the topics conn ...
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Polish Center for Holocaust Research The Polish Center for Holocaust Research () is an academic and research center at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Poland. The center's director is Barbara Engelking. History The Polish Center for Holocaust Research, created in 2003, is a ...


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External links


Foundation Website
Holocaust studies Northwestern University 1976 establishments in Illinois