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Teaching the Holocaust and other Genocides

Acknowledgements

This resource platform is the result of a collaboration of a dedicated team of educators, both active and retired, who contributed their expertise in the areas of Social Studies and/or English Language Arts to develop learning activities, readings, and case studies:

Steven A. Goldberg, Project Coordinator (resource development) 
Director of Education 
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Laurie Alfonso 
English Language Arts Teacher 

Seth Altman 
Social Studies Teacher 

Eileen Angelini
Visiting Professor of French 

Martin Billig 
Social Studies Teacher (retired) 

Christine Bonarrigo 
English Teacher (retired) 

Gerrit Book 
Principal Agent 
Agency for Culture, Education and Travel 
Berlin, Germany 

Daniel P. Browne 
Librarian 
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Debra Cerbini  
Assistant to the Executive Director 
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Susan Chester 
Director of Humanities 

Jeanne Claire Cotnoir 
Coordinator of Student Programming 
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Mary Devane 
Coordinator of Social Studies K-12 

Jeremy Goldstein 
Social Studies Teacher 

Becky Henderson-Howie 
English Language Arts Teacher 

Joel Jens0n 
History Teacher 

Alyse LaPadula 
Social Studies and Special Education Teacher 

Laurie Lichtenstein 
Social Studies and ELA Teacher 

Deborah Minchin 
Social Studies Teacher (retired) 

Nica Petraccione 
Social Studies Teacher and Department Chair (retired) 

Megan Rice 
Social Studies Teacher 

Justin Riggi 
Student 

Lisa Rubins 
Jewish Life Coordinator 

Lisa Salko 
Property Manager 

Francisco Sandoval 
Social Studies Teacher 

Bette Keesing Sparago 
World Language Teacher and Department Chair (retired) 

Susan Tornatore 
Social Studies Teacher 

Allison Weller 
Social Studies Teacher and Department Chair 

Daniel Wolfe 
Social Studies Teacher 

Tahl Ziegler 
Student 

William Zimmerman 
Mathematics Instructor 

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The following individuals also provided materials/services for this resource platform:

Kevin Feinberg 
Senior Program Director 
Facing History & Ourselves 
NY, New York 

Jennifer Goss 
Project Director  
Echoes and Reflections 
Staunton, Virginia  

Millie Jasper 
Executive Director
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Susan Kerner and Steve McCarthy 
Producers
Eva’s Promise 

Vincent Marmarole 
President 
Italy and the Holocaust Foundation 
Rockville Center, New York 

Catherine McGrath 
Finance Manager 
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Leif Milliken 
University of Nebraska Press 
Lincoln, Nebraska 

Laurie Pasler 
Project Director 
Courtroom 600 
Chicago, Illinois 

Stacey Saiontz 
Co-Chair, Town of North Castle Holocaust & Human Rights Committee 
Chappaqua, New York