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USC Shoah Foundation Names Mollie Bowman Managing Director of Living Links

August 8, 2024, sfi.usc.edu

Organization for Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors Brings on First Executive Staff

The USC Shoah Foundation and Living Links have named Mollie Bowman Managing Director of Living Links, the first national organization created to engage and empower third-generation (3G) descendants of Holocaust survivors.

An estimated 1 million grandchildren of Holocaust survivors live in the United States. Keep reading

2024 Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Readers Choice

September 2024, jewishexponent.com

Philadelphia Jewish Exponent is excited to bring you our annual Readers’ Choice Awards. We always enjoy hearing from our readers, but this is a time when we particularly welcome your feedback as you weigh in and share with us your favorites.

Our categories cover everything from your favorite restaurant to the best bagel; day camp to your favorite doctor; Shabbat service to the best nonprofit organization. We want to hear about your tried and true picks, the businesses that you and your family consider vital to our community. Vote here

To Fight Antisemitism, Improve Holocaust Education

June 7, 2024 By Deborah M Lauter, Philanthropy.com

Broad philanthropic support for combating antisemitism — and protecting democracy — must include greater investment in teaching about the Holocaust.

Leaders in the United States and other countries are grappling with an unprecedented surge of antisemitism and searching for how best to respond. Yet one of the most effective ways to combat antisemitism receives relatively little attention or resources: Holocaust education. Keep reading

Stories are the foundation of history. Stories can be magical. They can be inspirational, terrifying – they can be unforgettable. And they offer a snapshot of humanity in all its beauty and its tragedy. And they are one of our strongest weapons in fight against antisemitism and racial and religious hatred. The Holocaust, or as my parents called it ‘the great murders,’ is one of the stories I heard growing up.

-Steven Spielberg