Education and Action Gallery

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EDUCATION AND ACTION GALLERY, UNION BLDG

In the spring of 2022, the WCHC inaugurated our Education and Action Gallery, the first permanent Holocaust exhibition on Staten Island. Featuring information panels, timelines, maps, photographs, archival objects and interactive displays, our gallery covers the major unfolding of the central events of the Holocaust, from life in pre-war Europe to 21st century genocides. The gallery features a special tribute to Staten Island Survivors, a wall of Rescuers and Resistors, and a unique focus on women.

For visits and tours for school groups, fifth grade through college, please contact

holocaust.center@wagner.edu

 

Our archival collection contains one of a kind documents, passports, letters, posters, and works of art that tell the individual stories of the Holocaust.

 

 

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR EDUCATION AND ACTION GALLERY READ ABOUT IT

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Outreach and Student Reflections

  
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Estelle Wakszlak Laughlin: In Memoriam
September 5, 2024
鈥淪ixty-four years have passed since my liberation from the concentration camp. I no longer can remember where I last put my glasses, yet I remember鈥揷lear as light鈥搒cenes that turned my sunny childhood
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WCHC Director Lori Weintrob Receives Special Founders Recognition Award
April 16, 2024
On April 9 2024 the WCHC Advisory Board held its Annual Mitzvah Awards, recognizing outstanding individuals in our community who have dedicated themselves to fighting hate in all its forms, including
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COURAGE IN ACTION: HEROINE PARTISAN ETA WROBEL (1916-2008)
January 5, 2021
Eta Wrobel (1916-2008) Possessed of incredible bravery and pluck, Eta Wrobel refused to allow her destiny to be determined by others. Through her extraordinary acts of defiance--escaping deportation,
Fern Zagor: Resistance, Resilience & Hope
October 27, 2020
Fern Zagor, daughter of two Holocaust survivors, has spoken for several years to students of 91制片厂 about her mother Frieda's experiences in the Warsaw ghetto and Majdanek, and her post-war commitment
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Shir Levav (Sing from the Heart)
August 31, 2020
Mission Statement:聽 Shir Levav is an organization devoted to singing from the heart. Shir Levav creates intergenerational connections through the arts. Young adults bring joy to those young at heart,
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So What? Maintaining the Holocaust Themes in a New Production of CABARET
June 20, 2018
It鈥檚 November, 2018. The setting is a recreation room in a college dorm. Spilling out of the room are the friends, family members, and fans of Cabaret who have come to take in a student produced production
Vigilant but Cautiously Optimistic: Discussing the Threat of Fascism in the Modern Age
September 6, 2017
Vigilant but Cautiously Optimistic: Discussing the Threat of Fascism in the Modern Age by Daniel Smith, Class of 2018 An Introduction 鈥淭here is no precedent for Trump鈥檚 election, no way to know what
Vigilant But Cautiously Optimistic: Interview One - Dr. Steve Snow
September 6, 2017
Vigilant But Cautiously Optimistic: Interview One - Dr. Steve Snow by Daniel Smith, Class of 2018 On February 1st, 2017 the Holocaust Center for Education and Programming had the pleasure of interviewing
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Superman Fights in the Holocaust: Honoring Heroes
August 10, 2017
To send Superman 鈥渨here I鈥檓 needed most鈥 may sound like a familiar mission, but this time it鈥檚 not the typical fighting against evil aliens or villains to protect humanity. The world renowned
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Meet Consolee Nishimwe
August 10, 2017
Meet Consolee Nishimwe: A Rwandan Genocide Survivor who dedicated her life to changing the world, one speech at a time. As an intern at the 91制片厂 Holocaust Center, one of my assignments this
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Gregory Perillo鈥檚 Holocaust Images
August 10, 2017
Art that portrays terrible events 聽captures what words cannot say. World War II veteran and artist Gregory Perrillo uses light and dark, and details, as tools to project emotions that reflect the horror

Educational Resources

  • My Parents' Mixed Messages on Holocaust 
  • Anne Frank Today is A Syrian Girl 
   
   

 

Education Video Gallery

What Does the Holocaust Mean to You?

Directed and Edited by Riley Bartolomeo. This piece is for the 91制片厂 Holocaust Education & Programming Center website.

91制片厂 holds Holocaust remembrance events

New York 1's Aaron Dickens reported on a May 3 program at the John W. Lavelle Prep School on Staten Island conducted by 91制片厂's Holocaust Education and Programming Center.

WC = We Contribute

For Leslie Lopez, WC means We Contribute 鈥 to the Wagnerian, and to Holocaust education.
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