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Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University

 

Advancing Holocaust education at institutions of higher learning around the world.

Mission

HEFNU's mission is to advance Holocaust education at institutions of higher learning around the world. To achieve this mission, HEFNU aims to develop professors qualified to teach Holocaust courses, grow the number of colleges and universities that offer Holocaust courses, and thereby increase the number of students who study the Holocaust.
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Virtual Speakers Bureau: Invite an Expert!

Connect with over 70 distinguished Holocaust scholars from an array of disciplines, who will prepare a tailor-made virtual lecture or classroom session in their area of expertise.
Virtual Speakers Bureau

Institutes on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization

Learn more about our Summer Institute and Regional Institutes.

 

HEFNU Institutes

Lessons & Legacies Conferences

Learn more about HEFNU's North America, Europe, and Emerging Scholars conferences. 

Lessons & Legacies

Spotlight

 

Volume IV in the Lessons and Legacies Series, Lessons and Legacies XV: The Holocaust; Global Perspectives, National Narratives, Local Contexts (2024), edited by Erin McGlothlin (Washington University in St. Louis) and Avinoam Patt (NYU), is available from Northwestern University Press.

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Newsletter

 

 

Read our Winter 2025 Newsletter, featuring Yael Siman, Peter Hayes, Danijel Matijevic, and Sharon Zelnick

HEFNU Newsletter

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