Holocaust Education
The Nathan & Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center (HERC), a program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, is dedicated to the building of a society resting on the values of tolerance and diversity, dignity and respect toward all human beings. HERC teaches both students and adults the lessons learned from the Holocaust which led to the mass genocide of six million Jews and five million non-Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II. HERC is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. It is only through learning about the dangerous and destructive course taken by the Nazis – of hatred, bigotry, and racism – that we can inspire our future generations to sustain a peaceful and just society for all.
HERC brings free Holocaust education programs to public and private schools, offers educational tools and training to teachers, operates a speaker’s bureau and commemorates the Holocaust through special programs including its annual observance of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day).
