The Stan Greenspon Holocaust Education Center

10/06/2026

You asked, and we're delivering!

The SGC will be hosting book discussions on Dara Horn’s newest book, The Final Solution to the Jewish Question. Everyone is welcome to this conversation—even if you haven’t read the book!

This will be more than a traditional book discussion. Together, we’ll create an open and thoughtful space to explore the questions Horn raises about Jewish history, antisemitism, memory, and the ways we understand the Holocaust.

Most importantly, we’ll look beyond the pages of the book and turn the conversation toward our own community. What can we do in the face of rising antisemitism? What role can education play? How can Holocaust education move beyond remembering the past to helping us recognize and confront antisemitism in the present? And what does meaningful action look like for each of us?

Come ready to listen, question, reflect, and engage in an honest and open dialogue. You do not need to have all the answers—and you don't need to agree on everything—to be part of the conversation.

We look forward to learning together.

Register: https://forms.gle/xMV6edFjVrQkgz5A9

10/01/2026

Our CHP Grads are among the best trained Holocaust educators in the world! Congrats Brittany! You are going to do an absolutely amazing job 💙

Centropa is delighted to announce Brittany Brown as our East Coast Coordinator in the United States. Brittany was one of the first public school teachers to join Centropa’s International Teachers’ Network, and we could not be more thrilled that she will bring her impressive experience and commitment to teaching about the Holocaust and Jewish history to US teachers.

Brittany brings two decades of experience as an English/Language Arts educator in North Carolina, as well as extensive experience in Holocaust education, curriculum development, and professional learning for educators. She holds a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, is a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT), and earned a Certification in Holocaust Pedagogy from Queens University in 2024.

Brittany has a longstanding relationship with Centropa. She attended her first Centropa Summer Academy in Vienna, Sarajevo, and Zagreb in 2014, followed by academies in Warsaw in 2015 and Berlin in 2019, where she also served as a panelist. She served as Centropa’s North Carolina Coordinator, supporting the organization’s work with educators throughout the state.

Her professional training in Holocaust education includes serving as an Echoes & Reflections Teacher Leader, as well as participating in programs through Brandeis University’s Institute on Israel and Antisemitism, Yahad-In Unum, and the Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Teachers’ Program. Her professional study and training have included experiences throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

In addition to her classroom experience, Brittany has designed and facilitated professional development for educators on Holocaust education and pedagogy. She has led sessions through UNC-Chapel Hill’s Worldview Conference and Duke University, among other professional settings.

As Centropa’s representative on the East Coast, Brittany will work with museums, Holocaust education centers, public school districts, and Jewish Federations to design, prepare, and lead professional development seminars, webinars, and conference presentations for educators across the East Coast, and recruit for the Summer Academy.

She can be reached at [email protected]

09/20/2026

Tonight, as Yom Kippur begins, we pause to reflect, to listen, and to consider how we can grow and do better in the year ahead.

That spirit of reflection and renewal feels especially meaningful as we welcome Cohort 5 of the Stan Greenspon Center’s Certification in Holocaust Pedagogy.

Our newest cohort brings together educators from North Carolina, South Carolina, and New Jersey, representing a remarkable range of roles and content areas—from state education leaders and librarians to social studies, English, and art teachers.

Over the coming months, they will deepen their understanding of the Holocaust and explore how powerful, thoughtful education can help students understand Jewish history and identity, recognize antisemitism, and become meaningful allies to the Jewish community.

As we enter a new year, we are grateful for educators willing to learn, reflect, ask difficult questions, and carry this work forward.

Welcome, Cohort 5. We are so glad you’re here. 💙🤩 Gratz College

(This program is supported by the Claims Conference and the Blumenthal Foundation.)

09/17/2026

We’re kicking off a new year of Student to Student! 💙

This week, the Greenspon Center visited Ballantyne Ridge High School twice to connect with students, share personal stories about Jewish identity, and create space for honest questions and meaningful conversation.

At the heart of Student to Student is a simple but powerful idea: changing perceptions by sharing personal Jewish stories.

When students can meet their Jewish peers, hear their experiences, and ask questions in a welcoming environment, we can replace assumptions with understanding and build meaningful connections.

A special thank you to Noah from the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte for joining us this week and helping us kick off another year of Student to Student!

Here’s to a year of more stories, more conversations, and more opportunities for students to learn from one another. 💙

09/15/2026

https://www.jns.org/wire/stan-greenspon-holocaust-education-center/president-eisenhowers-great-grandson-to-headline-stan-greenspon-holocaust-education-center-event

Merrill Eisenhower Atwater will discuss Holocaust remembrance, education and his great-grandfather’s legacy at the Knight Theater Sept. 30.

09/14/2026

Last week, our Director of Education, Katie Cunningham, traveled to Ahoskie, NC, to support the Roanoke-Chowan Community College library team as they hosted the prestigious “Americans and the Holocaust” traveling exhibition from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Led by Director of Library Services Dr. Carol Anne Hankinson, the college has been preparing for this exhibition since 2023—and we were honored to be part of the programming surrounding its arrival.

Throughout the week, Katie:
📚 Led a full-day Holocaust education workshop for educators and librarians.
🎓 Engaged students in learning about the Holocaust and its local connections.
🏛️ Presented “North Carolina and the Holocaust,” exploring how global events were experienced here in North Carolina.
💬 Spoke with a local senior citizen group about Holocaust history and Jewish identity.

It was a powerful opportunity to bring Holocaust education beyond the classroom and connect national history to the people and communities of North Carolina.

We are grateful to Dr. Hankinson and the Roanoke-Chowan Community College library team for their commitment to making this important exhibition accessible to their community—and for inviting the Stan Greenspon Holocaust Education Center to be part of it. 💙

09/12/2026

🍎🍯 Shanah Tova from the Stan Greenspon Holocaust Education Center!

As the Jewish community welcomes Rosh Hashanah and a new year, we pause to reflect on the year behind us and the year ahead.

May this new year be filled with hope, courage, learning, and acts of kindness. May we continue to listen to one another, seek truth, stand against antisemitism, and build communities rooted in dignity and understanding.

Wishing our Jewish friends, colleagues, students, educators, and community partners a sweet, peaceful, and meaningful new year.
Shana Tova u’Metukah! 🍎🍯✨

09/09/2026

In case you didn’t see our big news last week!

https://www.jns.org/wire/gratz-edu/stan-greenspon-holocaust-education-center-and-gratz-college-announce-strategic-academic-partnership

09/03/2026

Hope to see y’all there next week!

Free programming is slated throughout September

09/02/2026

The Stan Greenspon Holocaust Education Center (SGC) and Gratz College have formally established a strategic academic partnership to advance Holocaust education and counter antisemitism in secondary classrooms. Under this arrangement, Gratz College will serve as the academic home for the SGC’s premier certification program, Certification in Holocaust Pedagogy (CHP).

Read more at: https://wp.me/P8OLIt-2Le