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Commission Members & Staff who were in attendance at the commission meeting held at Ft. Monmouth on September 16, 2008.

Bottom Row (left to right): Margit Feldman; Maud Dahme; Gina Lanceter; Dina Cohen; Mabel Williams; Kathleen Dorry

Top Row (left to right): Marvin Raab; Harry Furman; Jeffrey Maas; Dr. Markus Barth; Philip Kirschner (Commission Chair); Kenneth Oleckna; Abdelbagy Abushanab; Dr. Paul Winkler (Executive Director); Helen Simpkins (staff member); Richard Flaim (Curriculum/Education)

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• Survivor of Holocaust Gives Lesson in Caring
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• Synopsis of a Lecture Delivered by Dr. Harry Reicher
  Distinguished Professor of International Law
  At the Dorothy Koppelman Memorial Holocaust Lecture: May 16, 2004

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 nd 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.

We invite you to find out more, whether you require Group or Company specific information, simply explore the site using the links to the left.

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)633-8599 fax
holocaust@doe.state.nj.us

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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