New York, NY, April 7, 2026 ... The Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation has created a partnership with Echoes & Reflections, one of the most significant Holocaust education programs in the United States. As a result, American high school teachers will be able to use the "Auschwitz. In Front of Your Eyes" platform, which enables guided online tours for students of the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum. In 2026, the Foundation and Echoes & Reflections will provide groups of teachers with free…
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Majority of Jewish parents surveyed report antisemitism in K-12 schools; and despite high public support for Holocaust and antisemitism education, less than 1/3 get it.
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2024 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a conversation with Holocaust Survivor Manfred “Manny” Lindenbaum. This event took place on Wednesday, May 8 at 5:30 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver and was also available via livestream. As always, the program was free and open to all. We had the opportunity to speak with Manny about his experiences before, during and after the Shoah. An edited version of that conversation is…
The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region is grateful to Colorado Governor Jared Polis for issuing the following proclamation to declare May 6-11, 2024 as Holocaust Remembrance Week. Read the full proclamation below.
On May 4, 2016, ADL hosted its 35th annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, one of the largest such events in the United States. Over 1,600 people attended the program at Temple Emanuel in Denver. The program included a moving tribute to the family of Dr. Maria Kiss Madi, a Hungarian rescuer whose family was presented with a Righteous Among the Nations Award at the event. Madi was a Hungarian doctor who passed away in 1970 at the age of 72. At great risk to herself, Dr. Madi hid…
New York, NY, July 18, 2025 … Jewish community organizations representing the majority of American Jewry today welcomed the decision by the National Education Association (NEA) Executive Committee and Board of Directors to reject a vote by the organization’s Representative Assembly to boycott ADL (Anti-Defamation League) educational materials on antisemitism and the Holocaust. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch, Conference of Presidents of…
Eva Mozes Kor, keynote speaker for the 34th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program on Thursday, April 16 at 6:00 pm, shared her story of resilience and forgiveness.
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2025 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a keynote interview with Holocaust Survivor Pete Metzelaar. This event took place on Wednesday, April 23 at 5:30 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver and was also available via livestream. As always, the program was free and open to all. We had the opportunity to speak with Pete about his experiences during the war. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. ADL: Pete, you were…
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2023 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a keynote interview with Holocaust Survivor Paul Galan. This event took place on Wednesday, April 19 at 5:30 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver and was also available via livestream. As always, the program was free and open to all. We had the opportunity to speak with Paul about his experiences before, during and after the Shoah. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. ADL:…
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2019 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring Holocaust Survivor Gene Klein in conversation with his daughter, author Dr. Jill Klein. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. Gene’s experience is captured in Jill’s book We Got the Water that tells the story of Gene and his family before, during and after the Holocaust. ADL: Why did you become so invested in documenting your father’s Holocaust…
treat all children’s questions with respect and seriousness; do not ignore, or dismiss children. Children are aware of what is happening in the world around them. Family members and educators cannot assume that children are unaffected by global events. When frightening and violent incidents occur, both children and adults may experience a range of emotions including fear, confusion, sadness and anger.
To counteract fear and give reassurance, adult family members, teachers and day…
Jonathan Greenblatt
CEO and National Director
July 27, 2022
Dear Mr. Agrawal,
I am once again reaching out regarding Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s chronic violations of Twitter’s terms of service on his accounts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. We ask that you de-platform him for his continued use of Twitter to promote antisemitism, hate, violence and Holocaust denial.
As I wrote in January 2021 to then Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Khamenei…
The author and publishers of a new book on Anne Frank's plight have turned one of the few at least partially upbeat stories of Jewish life and thought during the Holocaust into one of Jewish perfidy and treachery. The timing couldn’t be worse: antisemitism is flourishing once again, and Holocaust memory is diminishing.
The ADL Mountain States Region is pleased to share with our community the following interview with Stefan and Serge Goldberg, second generation Holocaust survivors and supporters of ADL’s Hidden Child Foundation. We had the opportunity to speak with the Goldbergs to learn more about their family’s story of survival and legacy for the future. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. ADL: We are so grateful that you were able to share your story with us…
“Holocaust Awareness Life” might describe the mindset of Holocaust survivors and their children better than “Holocaust Awareness Week.” The Holocaust determined our existence as directly as the Exodus from Egypt defined the first generations of Jews wandering through the desert and into The Promised Land. It is similar to how the experience of transatlantic slavery permeates the lives of generations of African American survivors. We are grateful for the opportunity to…
This year’s ADL Virtual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, presented in partnership with Jewish Family Service of Colorado in celebration of its 150th anniversary, features a panel discussion about the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (the Claims Conference). One of the panel participants, Marion Goldstein, is a Holocaust survivor who was born in Shanghai, China and came to the United States at the age of eight. We sat down with Marion to talk about…
From: Sue Parker Gerson, Senior Associate Director, ADL Mountain States Region It may seem strange to entitle a blog post “Gratitude on Yom HaShoah” when we are anything but thankful for the horror that was the Holocaust, including the decimation of civil liberties that paved its way, the loss of 6 million Jewish and 5 million other souls, and the unimaginable trauma suffered by generations of families torn apart by its ravages. And yet, grateful is the mindset I attempt to employ…
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2021 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a keynote interview with Holocaust Survivor Judith Altmann. This event took place virtually on Thursday, April 8 at 5:30 pm. We had the opportunity to speak with Judy about her experiences during the Holocaust and her thoughts about how her experience shaped her. ADL: Please describe your life before the Holocaust. What was your childhood like? Judy Altmann: I had a…
Echoes & Reflections is dedicated to reshaping the way that teachers and students understand, process and navigate the world through the events of the Holocaust. They partner with educators to help them introduce students to the complex themes of the Holocaust and to understand its lasting effect on the world. GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening This unit introduces students to the Holocaust by providing a…
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GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School
COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening The purpose of this unit is for students to explore the concepts of justice, trauma, memory, memorialization, and human behavior. With a firm understanding of the events of the Holocaust, students are now tasked to understand the lasting effects the Holocaust has had on our understanding of human actions and how the way we remember the Holocaust…