The Jewish Family and Children's Services Holocaust Center in San Francisco has a vast archive with thousands of items related to the Holocaust and is focusing on education to make sure the stories of survivors are not forgotten.
Gloria RodríguezThe Jewish Family and Children's Services Holocaust Center in San Francisco has a vast archive with thousands of items related to the Holocaust and is focusing on education to make sure the stories of survivors are not forgotten.Monday marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
The Jewish Family and Children's Services Holocaust Center in San Francisco has a vast archive with thousands of items, including original books, photographs, letters and artifacts related to the Holocaust, when the Nazis killed more than six million Jews.
Many Holocaust survivors are aging and the center wants to make sure their stories are not forgotten. "When we think about what do we want to remember at this 80 year anniversary-that's the stories of these witnesses, the courage, the resilience and how we as humans every day can be more empathetic and socially courageous," Blum Schneider said.
Monday, the center is hosting an all-day training session in Sacramento for educators about teaching about the Holocaust and genocide. More than 40 school districts are participating. The goal is to prevent incidents of hate and anti-Semitism on campuses.And there will be a private remembrance event in the city.Everybody is invited to participate.
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