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The Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection at the Workers Circle
This new bi-lingual website provides a comprehensive and searchable online database for Yiddish...
Florida Holocaust Memorial in the Capitol Complex in Tallahassee
If you know a Survivor of the Holocaust, please share the information below with them. Thank you...
HDEC News Article from Sun-Sentinel
Students sit in a roundtable setting as Holocaust survivor Judy Rodan speaks during Student...
HDEC News Article from Crux
A brawl breaks out between the Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School and the Scheck Hillel...
New Moon Film presents – “Four Winters, A Story of Jewish Partisan Resistance & Bravery in WWII”
New Moon Film presents – “Four Winters, A Story of Jewish Partisan Resistance & Bravery in WWII”
Deep within the forests of World War II Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and the Ukraine, more than 25,000 Jews fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators. Many of these Jewish partisans had witnessed the murders of their families and friends before escaping into the forest.
Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center presents: “28th Anniversary of the AMIA Jewish Community Center Bombing in Argentina”
Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center presents: “28th Anniversary of the AMIA Jewish Community Center Bombing in Argentina”
Holocaust survivors work on new project to educate future generations
An 86-year-old Holocaust survivor recently worked on an innovative project that will allow students to ask her questions about her experience in the future.
New project launches real-time interactive experience with Holocaust survivors
A new project looks to preserve the past by providing a real-time interactive experience for anyone looking to have a conversation with a Holocaust survivor.
Living history: New Spielberg project anticipates questions to Holocaust survivors
Steven Spielberg’s Shoah Foundation is filming two South Florida Holocaust survivors for its Dimensions in Testimony project
Holocaust stories from Florida added to global Shoah Foundation archives
Hearing history from those who lived through it is one of the best ways we can all learn to be better people.
HDEC on WPLG Local 10
Florida’s Holocaust Documentation & Education Center announced a new partnership to integrate its extensive HDEC Collection of 2,300+ testimonies into USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.
South Florida Holocaust museum will now be seen around world
Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorates the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust, and one museum in South Florida is furthering their efforts to preserve the stories of those who survived.
Holocaust survivors’ stories to live on through partnership
With antisemitism on the rise, there is a growing need for people of all faiths and all ages to be exposed to both the atrocities and the accomplishments of a religion that has survived for nearly 4,000 years.
New Partnership with USC Shoah Foundation launches the Holocaust Documentation & Education Center onto global stage
Florida’s Holocaust Documentation & Education Center announced a new partnership to integrate its extensive HDEC Collection of 2,300+ testimonies into USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive®
Our Survivors Have Taught Us That We Are Stronger Than Hate!
As this year comes to an end, we wish to share with you, our devoted supporters, the good news that despite all the serious challenges that the pandemic posed for us, 2021 turned out to be one of the most exciting years ever in HDEC’s 41 years of existence!
How to address antisemitism with our children | Opinion
With antisemitism on the rise, there is a growing need for people of all faiths and all ages to be exposed to both the atrocities and the accomplishments of a religion that has survived for nearly 4,000 years.
Staycations offer look at Jewish history | Opinion
With antisemitism on the rise, there is a growing need for people of all faiths and all ages to be exposed to both the atrocities and the accomplishments of a religion that has survived for nearly 4,000 years.
Holocaust survivor spent his life honoring his mother’s last words. Leo Rosner dies at 92
Leo Rosner, Holocaust survivor, U.S. Army veteran, businessman and man of faith, died in Miami on July 17 at 92, his son Jackie said.
Thank YOU, Legacy Donors!
The Holocaust Documentation & Education Center, Inc. wishes to thank YOU, our LEGACY Society Donors for helping us ensure that the authentic history and lessons of the Holocaust will live on in perpetuity!
Contests teach students about kindness and combating hate
As seen in Sun Sentinel: Contests teach students about kindness and combating hate By: Sergio...
Florida Legislature provides funds for Holocaust Documentation & Education Center
The Holocaust Documentation & Education Center in Dania Beach is receiving assistance from the Florida Legislature in the amount of more than $600,000 in funds for the 2021-22 year.
Technology will preserve Holocaust history | Opinion
South Florida is home to one of the largest Holocaust survivor community in the nation, and we are so fortunate to live among them and learn from them.
Announcing the 2021 Annual Contest Winners!
The HDEC Announces the 2020 – 2021 Annual Contest Winners!
Student Awareness Days ‘an incredible learning experience for each and everyone of us’
In a typical school year, South Florida high school students attend Student Awareness Days where they gather with Holocaust survivors in roundtable discussions.
How Holocaust Survivors Started Over | Opinion
How Holocaust Survivors Started Over | Opinion
By: Alan Goch
Holocaust education binds diverse cultures | Opinion
As seen in Sun Sentinel: Holocaust education binds diverse cultures | Opinion By: Alan Goch "The...
Op-ed: QAnon, the Holocaust and the deadly power of conspiracy theories
Op-ed: Q-Anon, the Holocaust and the deadly power of conspiracy theories
By Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust Survivor Speaks to Jewish Student Union on Holocaust Remembrance Day
As seen in FSU News: Jan. 27 is known as International Holocaust Remembrance Day because on this...
Suite Talk with Julie Talenfeld: 2021 Happy New Year
As seen in Suite Talk by Julie Talenfeld: It is hard to believe we've been living with the...
‘Lease on life for us:’ New vaccine program for Holocaust Survivors
Palm Beach County Vice Mayor Robert Weinroth announced Thursday a special program to administer COVID-19 vaccines for Holocaust survivors in Palm Beach County.