2012 Art and Essay Contest Prompt

The prompt for the 2012 Art and Essay Contest is as follows:

Bullying can take the form of words, actions, and laws. It can occur in the classroom, a community, or a country. Discuss how acts of bullying led to the Holocaust.

Contest Deadline - April 27, 2012
Awards Ceremony - May 20, 2012

Full details on the contest, including eligibility and awards categories can be found here.

Click here to download 2012 Contest flyer.

Click here to download the 2012 Contest Guidelines and Rules

January 2012 Newsletter Available

The January 2012 newsletter is available for download and features an article about the Interfaith Book club, the Courage to Remember event, advertising and membership opportunities.

Save the Date ... for an Important Event in Holocaust Education & Remembrance

Tallahassee Community College and the Foundation for California cordially invite you to attend the exclusive opening of The Courage to Remember : The Holocaust 1933-1945, a traveling exhibit from the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance on the evening of January 17, 2012.

The Courage to Remember, which is free of charge and open to the public, has enjoyed international acclaim for more than 20 years, as well as a wonderfully successful tour throughout California. To date, more than 2 million visitors in 73 locations have viewed the exhibit, making it the most widely attended traveling exhibition on Holocaust education and remembrance. 

The Courage to Remember is a tribute to the millions of Jews and other individuals who suffered at the hands of the Nazis during the Holocaust, as well as an important lesson that strengthens future generations against all forms of discrimination, racism, anti-Semitism, and hatred of others.

The Courage to Remember, hosted at Tallahassee Community College near the state capital, features 200 original photographs that are exclusive to the exhibit and offer unique insight into the Holocaust. Four fascinating themes include Nazi Germany, 1933-1938; Moving Toward the “Final Solution,” 1939-1941; Annihilation in Nazi-occupied Europe, 1941-1945; and Liberation, Building New Lives.

“Never forget,” is a timeless and invaluable message. Please join Tallahassee’s local supporters and notables for this special ceremony to introduce the award-winning Courage to Remember exhibit to Florida for the first time!

What: Exclusive opening of The Courage to Remember: the Holocaust, 1933-1945 traveling exhibit

Who: Presented by the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance and Tallahassee Community College

Where: Tallahassee Community College

444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32304

When: January 17, 2012 @ 6 p.m.

Book Club Selections Announced for Early 2012

Refer to the Book Club Page for full details or download the January-March Meeting Flyer

December Newsletter Available

The December 2011 newsletter is available for download and features an article about the Remembrance Film Forum and the Interfaith Book club.

Video from the Teacher Workshops

We have posted a video from the Teacher Workshops, held this past October. The video is about 1.75 hours in length.

Lessons from the Holocaust: An Interfaith Book Club

Lessons from the Holocaust: An Interfaith Book Club, is sponsored by the Holocaust Education Resource Council (HERC) and co-hosted by Temple Israel and St. John’s Episcopal Church. The purpose of the club is to foster understanding and good relations between the two congregations as well as the larger community and to keep alive the memory of the Holocaust. 

The group will meet one Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at either the Temple Israel or St. John’s congregation. Learn more...

Together, we can be a leading force for change. With your help, we can use the lessons of the Holocaust to teach one more child not to hate. It does not cost much to change lives, yet only through your dedication can we continue to do so.

~Prejudice is the child of ignorance~

Entrance into Auschwitz I. This photo is one of many that have been posted and can be viewed at the Holocaust Remembrance Photo Exhibition.

It is essential that students study the Holocaust in all of its aspects, understanding that it was not just an attempt to exterminate Jews but all those people that the Nazis deemed “unworthy of life.” They must understand that those who ran the machinery of death were ordinary people who followed orders without thinking of the human cost. They should understand that those who ordered the Holocaust came from a country that was regarded as a cultural and intellectual center of Europe . Only through research, critical thinking and writing can students learn about the Holocaust but only by educating them can we hope to prevent a similar catastrophe.

— Monte Finkelstein, Essay Contest Judge
and Dean of History and Sciences
at Tallahassee Community College

The Holocaust Resource Education Council has been established as a Non-Profit Organization to sponsor the Annual Student Holocaust Essay/Art Contest, Teacher Training Workshops, and community outreach.

Continue the Legacy: Purchase the Holocaust Cookbook
Recipes your family will enjoy,
stories they will never forget

It's an inspirational way to teach and preserve the connection to our past. Share it with your family, friends & children; read the stories of survival and courage that accompany each recipe. What a wonderful way to keep our stories alive for future generations & make it part of their story and stories to come.

To order your cookbook, please contact: HERC President Barbara Goldstein: at (850) 443-9649 or .

The cost is $36.00 per cookbook, (plus shipping and handling)

Proceeds from every cookbook sold will benefit the Holocaust Education Resource Council