About The Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center @ Brookdale CC

A non-profit, volunteer organization founded in 1979, the Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center at Brookdale Community College (HGHREC), in Lincroft, New Jersey, is an educational resource center. Its mission is to be a resource for: education about historical issues of the Holocaust and genocide; elimination of racism, antisemitism and all forms of prejudice that damage our society; and development of creative programs and activities regarding these crucial human issues. A recognized leader in the field of Holocaust education worldwide, it is the first Holocaust Studies Center in the State of New Jersey. 

HGHREC addresses human rights and civil rights issues worldwide. Its programs have addressed Armenia, America, Darfur, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Balkans, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, Northern Ireland, the Middle East and East Timor.

HGHREC serves the community through

• its extensive library of books, periodicals and media materials on all subjects related to its mission.
• its Teacher Resource Center, which contains a collection of curricula, lesson plans, and study guides.
• its Speakers’ Bureau, which has scholars, educators and Holocaust survivors available for programs and in-service trainings.
• its services to students and teachers, such as the Catherine Woolf  Student Leadership Conference,  theatrical performances, teacher training programs, and the Luna Kaufman Writing and Art Contest for students in grades 5 - College.
• its Annual Colloquium, which welcomes over 2400 students and teachers to the Brookdale campus for a half-day program that includes a keynote speaker and 40 break-out workshops.
• its programs for the general community, including annual scholarly lectures, film series, book discussions, an Armenian Genocide Remembrance program, collaborative programs with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in the training of Law Enforcement Officers, and a court-mandated 12-week education program for Monmouth County Juvenile Bias Crime offenders.

To Tomorrow's Children

In 2004, HGHREC began To Tomorrow’s Children, a project to preserve the legacy of Holocaust survivors for tomorrow’s children. This multi-phase project is based on the stories of the  survivors who work with HGHREC. The project includes

• the book To Tomorrow’s Children featuring the words and photographs of twenty-nine survivors.
• a traveling exhibit entitled Survival of the Human Spirit: Triumph over Adversity.
• a film, Soulsaving: Common Threads of Kindness.
• The Exhibit: A Journey to Life, teaches the lessons of the Holocaust through the life  experiences of local Holocaust survivors, and fosters awareness and activism to address genocide and human rights abuses today.
• the book, A Tribute to Holocaust Survivors in Our Community, shares the photographs of 141 Holocaust survivors, narratives of their Holocaust experiences and personal statements.

The Claire and Adam Boren Collection of the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education

HGHREC is a Visual History Collection site for The USC Shoah Foundation Institute Visual History Collection. The Collection is named for Claire and Adam Boren, Holocaust survivors who have provided the necessary funding through The Boren Holocaust Education Fund. The Claire and Adam Boren Collection

• includes 156 testimonies from survivors in Monmouth and Northern Ocean Counties.
• is accessible to the public for research, education and general use.
• is the only collection in the state of New Jersey and one of the largest in the country.
• is used to create educational clips for classroom use.