New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education explained

Agency Name:	New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
Formed:	1991^[1]
Preceding1:	New Jersey Holocaust Council
Jurisdiction:	New Jersey
Headquarters:	P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625
Chief1 Name:	Phil Kirschner
Parent Agency:	New Jersey Department of Education
Website:	http://www.state.nj.us/education/holocaust/

The New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its core mission is to promote Holocaust education throughout the state by surveying, designing, encouraging and promoting Holocaust and genocide education and awareness. It also provides programs and coordinates events to memorialize The Holocaust.and provides curriculum Guides on a variety of Topics

The Commission presents "The Hela Young Award" each year "to honor a person in recognition of outstanding work in the community for the improvement of human relations among diverse peoples and for the improvement of the human condition."^[2] The award is named for Hela Yungst, a former television entertainer and beauty pageant winner, and past president of the Commission. In 2016 Paul B.Winkler died. He had been the executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education since 1975.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Curriculum Guides Examples

• K-4 Holocaust/Genocide Curriculum Guide Caring Makes a Difference^[7]
• 5-8 Holocaust/Genocide Curriculum Guide To Honor All Children^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}
• 9-12 Holocaust/Genocide Curriculum Guide The Holocaust and Genocide:The Betrayal of Humanity^{[12] [13]}
• The Cambodian Curriculum^{[14] [15]}

External links

• Official website
• Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ
• http://www.state.nj.us/education/holocaust/curriculum/StalinCurriculum.pdf

Notes and References

1. http://www.state.nj.us/education/holocaust/about_us/holocaust_ed.html "About us"
2. http://www.state.nj.us/education/holocaust/awards/young.html "Hela Young Award"
3. Web site: Former N.J. Commission on Holocaust Education Executive Director Paul B. Winkler Dies at 79. Gotlieb. Andy. 2016-07-14. Jewish Exponent. en-US. 2019-02-28.
4. Web site: Statement On the Passing of Dr. Paul Winkler The Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey. jewishheartnj.org. en-US. 2019-02-28.
5. Web site: HAMEC mourns the passing of Dr. Paul B. Winkler, leader of Holocaust education in New Jersey Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center. www.hamec.org. 2019-02-28.
6. Web site: Holocaust scholar to deliver Dr. Paul B. Winkler annual lecture at Rowan Rowan Today. today.rowan.edu. 2019-02-28.
7. Web site: Caring Makes a Difference.
8. Web site: TO HONOR ALL CHILDREN FROM PREJUDICE, TO DISCRIMINATION, TO HATRED... TO HOLOCAUST.
9. Web site: TO HONOR ALL CHILDREN part 2.
10. Web site: TO HONOR ALL CHILDREN PART 3.
11. Web site: TO HONOR ALL CHILDREN Part 4.
12. Web site: The Holocaust and Genocide: The Betrayal of Humanity, part one.
13. Web site: The Holocaust and Genocide: The Betrayal of Humanity, part two.
14. Web site: The Killing of Cambodia part 1.
15. Web site: Using Memoirs to Meet Content Standards part 2.