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About Us
The Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies is one of the oldest Holocaust resource Centers in the United States. Founded in 1983, the Center is non-sectarian organization located at Keene State College in rural New Hampshire. We are charged by our founder, "To Remember…and to Teach."
The CCHS supports one of the few undergraduate Holocaust Studies minors in the country and hosts a series of annual events. We are especially proud of our growing partnership with Einbeck, Germany.
Our events, Educational Outreach, and advocacy initiatives are supported primarily by your donations. Please support the mission of the Cohen Center and join us in our important work.
Our Vision
The Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies at Keene State College will lead in teaching and preserving
the moral legacy of the victims of Nazi Germany. The Center challenges individuals to confront the
responsibilities of their own humanity in order to respond effectively to intolerance and injustice.
Our Mission
We are a non-sectarian organization dedicated to teaching the facts and lessons of the Holocaust, motivating successive generations to recognize an ethical responsibility to respond to prejudice and hatred.
Our Values & Principles
- We respect the dignity of all individuals.
- We insist that human beings are endowed with the capacity to choose between right and wrong
actions and have the power to act on such choices.
- We believe that humanity is inherent in every human being.
- We connect people with their own humanity as they learn to deal with others.
- We encourage action through commemoration.
- We promote service learning to encourage participation, not just reflection.
- We collaborate with other organizations to influence and educate.
The Center is open to anyone during the academic year (see hours below) and by reservation during
summer break. The Educational Outreach Coordinator is available to make presentations, conduct
in-service workshops, make school visitations, assist in curriculum development, and assist in
finding appropriate speakers for topics and issues relating to Holocaust studies.
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Gov. Lynch (left) examines the Grubman Collection of Children's literature with Advisory Board member Jan Cohen (right).
"In Their Own Words" is a collection of personal histories of the Holocaust from the memories and lives of those who live in the New Hampshire, Vermont, and northwest Massachusetts area and would like to share their stories with the Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies. Read more >
CCHS Fellow Jim Trill, Pioneer Valley High School, during his JFR European Study Program in Germany and Poland. On the left is Jerez Bielecki, #243 into Auschwitz on the first transport. Jerez survived four and a half years in Auschwitz before he escaped while saving a young Jewish girl who was destined for the gas chambers.
Jerry Fowler, Staff Director Committee on Conscience, USHMM visits the Cohen Center with Director Paul Vincent.
Martha and Waitstill Sharp
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