Holocaust Education Resource Council - HERC

08/24/2026

Interested in Serving HERC?

As HERC plans to the future, we are seeking individuals interested to serve on our Board of Directors. Board members play an important role in advancing HERC's mission through governance, community engagement, fundraising, educating, and strategic leadership.

We are especially interested in hearing from people who are passionate about HERC's mission and willing to contribute their time, expertise, relationships, and resources to strengthen the organization.

If you are interested in being considered for future Board service, please let us know, share a little about yourself, your connection to HERC's mission, and what you believe you could bring to the Board.
HERC's work is made possible by people throughout our community who believe deeply in the importance of Holocaust education, remembrance, and ensuring that the lessons of history continue to reach future generations. Expressions of interest will help inform the Board's ongoing recruitment process and do not guarantee appointment to the Board.

Contact Krista Campbell at [email protected]

08/13/2026

HERC would like to thank Susan Turner and Ken Boutwell for sponsoring yesterday’s Lunch and Discussion at Food Glorious Food. The presentation, N**i Germany and Immigration, by Education Director Lauren Crampton taught everyone in the room something they did not know about history.
With their support, HERC can continue to educate the community to never forget the Holocaust.

08/11/2026

Thank you to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church for hosting a Holocaust Education Resource Council (HERC) presentation this past weekend which focused on the life of St. Maximillian Kolbe. This was a well-attended event and HERC is so grateful for the opportunity to share historical information with the community.

Join us this Sunday at the Neumann Retreat Center for an informative adult faith formation session on the Life and Works of St. Maximilian Kolbe from 9:15 - 10:15 am.
Please contact Deacon Pat Dallet at [email protected] to register and for questions.

07/23/2026

On the eve of Tisha B’Av (July 22–23, 1942), N**i SS and police began the mass deportations of Jew citizens from the Warsaw Ghetto to the death camp Treblinka. This operation was called the Grossaktion Warschau or “Great Action” by the N**is and was initiated on the order of SS Chief Heinrich Himmler. By 21 September 1942, around 300,000 Jews had been sent to Trebllinka and killed. Treblinka operated from 23 July 1942 - 19 October 1943 and it is estimated that c. 800, 000 - 900,000 Jewish men, women, and children were killed there in the gas chambers.

Tisha B'Av, the Ninth of Av, is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar because it marks the anniversary of numerous catastrophic events throughout Jewish history, most notably the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. In 2026 the dates of observance, 22 - 23 July, are the same as in 1942 when this tragedy occurred.

Image 1: Jews being loaded onto trains to Treblinka at the Warsaw Ghetto's Umschlagplatz (the train station waiting area), 1942

Image 2: Jews waiting at Warsaw Ghetto's Umschlagplatz (the train station waiting area) for deportations to Treblinka, c. 1943

Image 3: Treblinka death camp train station, c. 1942-1943

07/02/2026

Today we remember Elie Wiesel who passed away ten years ago. May his memory live on.

06/15/2026

HERC would like to encourage you to attend the movie "Frontier" this Sunday, June 21st at 5pm. The film screening is, sponsored by the Tallahassee Jewish Federation. The showing will take place at the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee.

06/12/2026

Today would have been Anne Frank's 97th birthday.

On June 12, 1942 Anne received a red-checked diary for her 13th birthday. On the cover page she wrote: "I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support."

Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany on June 12, 1929 and died at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany in February or March 1945.

06/04/2026

Today, June 4th, is Holocaust Survivor Day, which was initiated by the JCC (Jewish Community Centre) Krakow to recognize the contributions that survivors have made to society and to honor their legacies. Whereas International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Yom HaShoah focus on the lives of those who perished, Holocaust Survivor Day celebrates the lives and accomplishments of survivors.

Sadly, there are many inaccurate facts about Holocaust survivors circulating on the internet, including the untrue rumor that the last Holocaust survivor has died. According to new data released by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) in January 2026, there are an estimated 196,600 Jewish Holocaust survivors globally, living across more than 90 countries.

Holocaust Survivors are witnesses, but the responsibility of passing on the legacy of their testimonies lies with everyone who encounters them.

Image 1: Leon County Schools administrators with Holocaust survivors Mary Eckstein and Hershel Greenblat at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. on June 3, 2025.

Image 2: Claims Conference Holocaust Survivor Fact Sheet, January 2026.

04/21/2026

HERC is happy to support The Tallahassee Senior Center as they host a movie screening and discussion about the film "Two Regimes - Two Genocides" on April 29th at 5:30pm.

Please see below for information and make sure to click on the provided link to reserve your tickets.

https://www.tallahasseeseniorfoundation.org/events/two-regimes-two-genocides-film-and-panel-discussion/

04/19/2026