Holocaust Education

Making an Emotional Connection to the Holocaust

AZJHS is honored to present workshops and conversations led by Holocaust Survivors, Liberators, World War II Veterans, and many influential individuals with experience and knowledge of the Holocaust. Unless otherwise stated, all events are open to the public and attendance is free.

Our Parent’s Stories

AZJHS is honored to present workshops and conversations led by children of the Holocaust Survivors, Liberators, World War II Veterans, and many influential individuals with experience and knowledge of the Holocaust. Unless otherwise stated, all events are open to the public and attendance is free.

Surviving Humanity Series

The Surviving Humanity (Reframing America) Seminar Series features Survivors of terrorism, acts against humanity, and other forms of genocide. This seminar series will draw comparisons of survival to the Holocaust. The seminar series will feature a primary source; an eye-witness account to the event.

Arizona Upstanders

AZJHS is honored to present our new education program, entitled, Arizona Upstanders, featuring Arizonians who've been agents for positive change, and have contributed to Arizona, intrinsically & selflessly. Unless otherwise stated, all events are open to the public and attendance is free.

Arts & Artifacts

Join us at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society for Arts & Artifacts! View unique treasures from our archives or enjoy a cultural program as we showcase different artifacts every month offering fresh insights into World War II and the Holocaust. View unique treasures from our archives or enjoy a cultural program, as we showcase different artifacts every month, offering fresh insights into World War II and the Holocaust. This is a one-time opportunity to view items or programs rarely on display!    ​

Interactive Hologram, Holocaust Testimonial Experience

The new Holocaust education center is dedicated to exploring the lessons of the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity. The center educates and inspires visitors of diverse backgrounds through local survivor stories, artifacts, immersive media experiences, community outreach and public programs.

AZJHS Teacher (Holocaust Education) Resources

The Arizona Jewish Historical Society (AZJHS) is proud to offer resources that could be helpful to your school in meeting the Arizona Legislature’s Holocaust Education mandate/requirement to teach about the Holocaust and other genocides twice between 7th and 12th grades. Our consortium is making an exceptional impact on the community in offering a variety of programming, providing additional educational resources to students and teachers that makes an emotional connection to the primary source.

Announcing the 3rd Annual Oskar Knoblauch Holocaust Impact Video Creator Contest

The Arizona Jewish Historical Society (AZJHS) is excited to announce our 3rd Annual Oskar Knoblauch Holocaust Impact Video Contest. Middle and High school students are invited to create a 3–4-minute video using the story an Arizona Holocaust survivor to create a factual and impactful video to educate viewers about the Holocaust, the most tragic event in modern human history.

Journey Through the Holocaust

We are excited to announce Journey Through the Holocaust has been the collaboration of a Master’s Thesis and the Arizona Jewish Historical Society to bring forth a digital archive focused on the lives, experiences, and stories of Holocaust Survivors, Liberators, and Righteous Gentiles.

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Holocaust Survivor Memoirs

AZJHS is honored to offer the below Holocaust Memoirs from Magda Herzberger, Oskar Knoblauch, Dirk Van Leenen, Ben Lesser, Leon Malmed, Bernard Scheer, Dr. Alexander White, Manny Steinberg and Marion Weinzweig. To purchase one or more books from the below, please click on the button, “To Purchase”. We thank those authors for their generous donation to AZJHS of 50% of each purchase.

Arizona Jewish Historical Society Community Partner’s

Learn who are Arizona Jewish Historical Society’s community partners are.