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.
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.
Institutes on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilization
Learn more about our Summer Institute and Regional Institutes.
Lessons & Legacies Conferences
Learn more about HEFNU's North America, Europe, and Emerging Scholars conferences.
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.
Newsletter
Read our Winter 2026 Newsletter, featuring Doris Bergen, Michael Rothberg, Alexandra Masgras, and Carli Snyder
Upcoming Events
Feb
26
2026
Public Lecture on The Nazi Transport of 440 Romani Women and Girl...
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
HEFNU Annual Winter Lecture featuring Tiarra Maznick The Nazi Transport of 440 Romani Women and Girls from Austria’s Burgenland in June...