The Holocaust Educational Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization founded by Theodore Zev Weiss in 1976 and dedicated to the support of teaching and research about the Holocaust at the university level. It has helped establish courses on the Holocaust at over 400 colleges.
On July 9th, 2013 the HEF was integrated into Northwestern University.
Programming
The Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University offers several programs: the Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization; the biennial Lessons and Legacies of the Holocaust Conference; the Sharon Abramson Research Grants; and teaching grants to support college-level teaching in Holocaust Studies.
References
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