Holocaust Remembrance and Education
 

Federation is proud to be among the Rockland Holocaust Museum and Center for Tolerance and Education’s most significant funders. The Holocaust Museum sees visits from tens of thousands of students from across Rockland and surrounding counties from local and regional parochial and public schools. More than two dozen local Holocaust survivors participate in the Museum’s educational programming. Sharing the experience of the Holocaust is a starting point for discussion, dialogue, and educating against hate. The Museum also has developed and deployed a groundbreaking initiative for teens in partnership with the Haverstraw African American Connection, named Better Together, which engages in challenging conversations to break down misconceptions and suspicion.
 

As the landscape of antisemitism has morphed and metastasized with new elements, the Federation is working even more closely with the Holocaust Museum as the integral educational element of our strategy to confront antisemitism and helping to build diversity, tolerance and respect within and beyond the community. This includes regular consultation, joint programming, and cooperative work with local school districts, as well as advocacy to New York State in advancing its Holocaust education mandate.