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Phil
Kirschner, Esq., Chairman
Rabbi Norman R. Patz, Vice Chairman
Dr. Paul B. Winkler, Executive Director
State of New
Jersey
Commission on Holocaust Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609)292-9274 phone
(609)292-1211 fax
holocaus@doe.state.nj.us |
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On Sunday, October 21, 2007 the Holocaust Council/Commission celebrated its 25th anniversary at Kean University. Governor Thomas Kean, second from right, who through executive order in 1982, established the first Council on the Holocaust in the United States. Governor Kean gave the keynote address at the event. Both Senators Menendez, third from left, and Lautenberg, third from right, spoke as did Governor James McGreevey, second from left. Renowned actor, vocalist and author Theodore Bikel, center, provided a very meaningful musical performance. Philip Kirschner, far right, Chairman of the Commission, was the Master of Ceremonies for the event and on the far left John Bennett, former New Jersey President of the Senate gave remarks from the legislative view.
The additional pictures were outside the auditorium prior to the event. |
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The core
mission of the New Jersey Commission on
Holocaust Education is to promote
Holocaust education in the State of New
Jersey. On a continual basis, the
Commission shall survey the status of
Holocaust/Genocide Education; design, encourage
and promote the implementation of
Holocaust and genocide education and
awareness; provide programs in New
Jersey; and coordinate designated events
that will provide appropriate memorialization of the Holocaust on a
regular basis throughout the state. The
Commission will provide assistance and
advice to the public and private schools
and will meet with county and local
school officials, and other interested
public and private organizations, to
assist with the study of
the Holocaust and genocide. |
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The
New Jersey Holocaust Commission is an autonomous
body operating under its own policies and
positions. It acts as a resource to the
Department of Education to assist schools with
various aspects of meeting the requirements of
the mandate to provide Holocaust and genocide
education. The commission provides curriculum
outlines and suggested activities; identifies and
publicizes demonstration sites for other
districts to contact; and recommends
informational resources and materials for
teachers and students to use in the state. |
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