LILLIAN AND A.J. WEINBERG CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION

The Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education makes authentic resources on the Holocaust available to the public, teachers, students, and institutions. Through guided tours of the Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years exhibition, oral presentations, educator resources, and the Bearing Witness speaker series, we commemorate the Jewish experience while supporting universal diversity and promoting human dignity.

8,164 people learned about Jewish history and the Holocaust.

6,118 students (grades 5-12) were served through tours and speaker visits. Virtual educational 3D tours of the Holocaust exhibition with a live docent have greatly expanded the program’s geographical reach.

93% of participants who identified as Jewish said that they felt a closer connection to the Jewish community through the event they attended.

96% of attendees reported that they gained new knowledge from attending an event.

This year marked the 57th Annual Communitywide Yom HaShoah Commemoration on May 1, 2022, which included the story of the Memorial to the Six Million at Greenwood Cemetery. This year’s featured speaker was Marsilla “Bebe’ Forehand who, with her family, hid from the Nazis in an attic in Antwerp, Belgium for more than three years. Sen. Jon Ossoff remarked, “It’s moving to see so many of us gathered here to mark Yom HaShoah ... remembering becomes ever more important as time passes between the events of the Holocaust and our time.” The event was jointly sponsored by EternalLife Hemshech, The Breman Museum, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

The Summer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust served 30 educators from Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. Presented in partnership with Kennesaw State University, the two-day event held in June 2022 provided in-depth seminars on topics central to understanding the Holocaust. Ninety-five percent of participants said that they felt more confident teaching the Holocaust after attending the Institute.

Other Events of Note

Atlanta Solidarity Community Chanukah: Shine the Light on Anti-Semitism | Presentations by the ADL, the AJC Black/Jewish Coalition, local rabbis, elected officials, musical guests, and interfaith allies from the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the Episcopal Archdiocese of Atlanta, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This event was a partnership with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

International Holocaust Remembrance with Survivor George Rishfeld | Presented in partnership with The Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast United States and sponsored by the Office of the Provost at Georgia State University, Georgia State University Hillel, and Hillels of Georgia.

Kristallnacht Commemoration | Music, commentary, and a traveling exhibition presented in partnership with Kennesaw State University’s Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music and the KSU Museum of History and Holocaust Education.