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Mitzvah Bank - Holocaust

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Dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Holocaust by honoring the memories of those who were lost and by teaching universal lessons that combat hatred, prejudice and indifference. The museum fulfills its mission through the exhibition, preservation and interpretation of its collections and through education programs and initiatives that foster the promotion of human rights and the elimination of genocide.  Also offers the Circle of Life Program twinning the bar or bat mitzvah with a child victim of the Holocaust.
Contact: 847.967.4800

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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) provides financial support to more than 800 non-Jews who rescued Jews during the Holocaust and preserves their legacy through a national education program.  Offers a twinning program with a Righteous Gentile who saved Jews during the Holocaust.  (Invitations are available.)
Contact: Call 212.727.9955 or e-mail to jfr@jfr.org.

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The Holocaust Bnai Mitzvah Project offers an invitation to children preparing for bar/bat mitzvah to connect with the memory of children lost in the Holocaust before they could be called to the Torah.  The goal of the project is to have each bar or bat mitzvah student remember one individual child lost in the Holocaust.  
Contact: Elly Cohen 415.265.9801 or elly@remember-us.org

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The museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country’s memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust.
Contact: Jill Weinberg at 847.433.8290 or midwest@ushmm.org

Fri, April 19 2024 11 Nisan 5784