Many of us hear “Poland” and immediately think of the devastation related to the Holocaust. And yet, there is another, more powerful story there. Did you know that in the …
Celebrating Five Years of Collaboration
For the past five years, the Stan Greenspon Center and the Olga Lengyel Institute, based in New York City, partnered to bring a weeklong educator conference to life here in …
From the Field: Teachers and Students Share with Us
For teachers, July is the month that embodies Summer Vacation. June ends with a few days of school followed by a week or so of finishing grades and other odds …
The Challenge and Call of Yom Hashoah
It is that time of year again. It is the time when, as life bursts forth from the slumber of winter, we recall the lives taken during the Holocaust. Yom …
House Bill 69 – Supporting NC’s Education on the Holocaust and Genocide Bill
These words were delivered by Rabbi Judy Schindler to the North Carolina House Education K-12 Standing Committee on March 23, 2021 In the five years since our inception, the Stan …
Rejuvinate your mind this Spring!
As we come out of the doldrums of February into the spring months of March and April, new life is all around. Everything grows at an amazing pace, nurtured by …
An evening with award-winning author of “The Unanswered Letter: One Holocaust Family’s Desperate Plea for Help”, Faris Cassell
September 2, 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of V-J Day, the official ending of World War II. Yet, there is an incredible story that has only now been uncovered by …
I Danced for the Angel of Death, the Dr. Edith Eva Eger Story, in honor of the Fifth Year Anniversary of the Center
Five years ago this Spring, we began building the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice at Queens University of Charlotte. To commemorate our fifth anniversary, we are hosting …
Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance
“This is an important film for Jews and Blacks to watch together and then walk and work together.” – Rabbi Judy Schindler The Stan Greenspon Center is thrilled to be …
Antisemitism and Racism: Two Sides of the Same Coin
As a Holocaust educator, I always feel that I have a dual purpose: help my students to explore the various factors that led to the horrific events of what we …