Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center

06/18/2026

Learn more about HERC's upcoming program with professor Pamela Nadell on July 8! https://www.jewishchronicle.org/2026/06/07/antisemitism-scholars-to-hold-public-talk/

06/12/2026

Calling All Educators! 📚

Are you looking for resources to teach Holocaust and Genocide Education in accordance with Wisconsin's Act 30 mandate?

Join us on July 22, 2026, at CESA 7 in Green Bay for a day of learning, collaboration, and practical support.

✔️ Access resources from leading Holocaust and Genocide Education organizations
✔️ Receive hands-on help incorporating this vital history into their curriculum
✔️ Learn the details of the Act 30 mandate
✔️ Explore effective frameworks for teaching Holocaust and Genocide Education

This impactful professional learning opportunity will be led by Sam Goldberg, HERC Director of Education, and is designed to help educators confidently bring these important lessons into their classrooms.

July 22, 2026📅
9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
CESA 7 – Green Bay
$25 per person

🔗 Register today: bit.ly/459L7Ti

Together, we can help students understand the past, foster empathy, and strengthen their commitment to a more just future.

Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center

06/11/2026

The Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center is proud to host Anne Frank: A History for Today at the Milwaukee Central Library starting tomorrow, June 12 – on what would have been her 97th birthday.

We are grateful to the Milwaukee Central Library for generously featuring the exhibition in their space. You can find it on the second floor in front of the Business and Periodicals section.

Learn more: https://conta.cc/4xizoy4

06/11/2026

On July 8th in Fox Point, WI, Dr. Pamela Nadell will explore the history and context of antisemitism in America, how it impacted America’s response to the Holocaust, and why knowledge helps us combat contemporary antisemitism. These questions are more important than ever and are the subject of her critically acclaimed new book, "Antisemitism, An American Tradition."
Copies of Dr. Nadell's book will be sold at the program.

Register below: https://holocaustcentermilwaukee.org/events
(details provided upon registration)

Co-Sponsors – Jewish Community Relations Council - Milwaukee , Congregation Shalom Milwaukee , Jewish Community Foundation, Business Professional Network

06/04/2026

June 4th is International Holocaust Survivor Day – a day set aside to honor the lives, resilience, and legacies of Holocaust survivors around the world.

At the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center, we are humbled to know and work alongside survivors who have entrusted us as stewards of their most profound experiences. Throughout the years, the children and grandchildren of survivors have taken on the mantle of their family story, partnering with us to document and share these powerful testimonies.

Their testimony has always been central to our mission. Now, with the launch of our new website, these stories are more visible and accessible than ever before.

We've made the decision to weave and highlight these stories prominently, as a reminder of their enduring legacy and relevance for teaching the next generation. Because Holocaust education was never about the numbers. At its core, Holocaust education is about people, tremendous loss, and the resiliency of the Jewish people to survive and live.

On this day, we invite you to spend time with their stories – and to join us in honoring the extraordinary people who make our mission possible.

👉Hear their stories -

Access free Holocaust survivor testimonies for classroom use. HERC offers 20 video testimonies from Wisconsin survivors, organized by topic for educators and student research.

06/03/2026

Five years ago, Wisconsin Act 30 was signed into law — ensuring that every student in grades 5–12 across every school district in the state would learn the history of the Holocaust. HERC has been honored to help fulfill that commitment — working alongside educators in 400+ school districts, providing professional development, connecting classrooms to survivor testimony, and creating educational resources that bring this history to life.
But the work is far from over. Antisemitic incidents in Wisconsin have risen 923% since 2015 — a sobering reminder of why this education matters more than ever.
On July 8, HERC is proud to welcome Dr. Pamela Nadell to Wisconsin for "Unpacking American Antisemitism at 250" — a conversation about the history of antisemitism in America and what that history asks of us today.

We hope you'll join us. Learn more and register at https://holocaustcentermilwaukee.org/events/

Congregation Shalom Milwaukee Milwaukee Jewish Federation

05/25/2026

On Memorial Day, we reflect with gratitude on the courage, dedication, and selflessness of those who gave their lives to protect the freedoms we cherish. We also hold close the families, loved ones, and communities who carry their memory forward each day.

May we honor their legacy not only in remembrance, but through acts of compassion, unity, and service.

Wishing our community a meaningful Memorial Day.

04/28/2026

Join us for Shabbat Service this Friday, May 1 at 6:00 pm as we feature the Shalom Remembers Project. Service will include testimonies from families of survivors, interview highlights and our 7th Grade Shalom interviewers and a special feature with Nancy Kennedy Barnett sharing her family's story. This service is in partnership with the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center.

04/23/2026

It is with heavy hearts that the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center mourns the loss of our cherished longtime board member and friend David Fantle, who passed away this week following a cardiovascular emergency. We express our most profound condolences to David’s family, and to all who had the privilege to know him.

The son of a Holocaust survivor, David was very passionate and committed to HERC’s mission. David’s contributions to our organization as a board member and public relations committee chair are vast, and will continue to impact us for many years to come. David most recently had started working with our education team to share his father’s story as part of our speakers bureau.

David was a lifelong educator and student who loved teaching wherever he was, from his position as a professor at Marquette University to his talks on cruise ships. A lover of film and Hollywood, David co-authored the book Hollywood Heyday, a compilation of celebrity interviews representing the nearly 250 he completed over 45 years. David’s constant enthusiasm helped shape our city and state, and lift our entire community up.

For more information on David’s incredible legacy and funeral information, please see the obituary. https://www.blanegoodmanfunerals.com/obituaries/david-fantle/ #!/Obituary

May David’s memory be for a blessing.

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04/17/2026