Coordinated by JFCS, the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education is Awarded Major State Funding 
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September 14, 2023—Governor Newsom has signed and passed California’s 2023-24 budget, which includes $1.5 million in renewed funding for the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education.
The Collaborative is developing a robust series of new, standards-aligned lessons and teacher training initiatives to educate 6 – 12th graders about what happens when bias goes unchecked. The funding included in the State budget will support the continued work of the Collaborative to train over 8,500 teachers and educate over one million California students by 2027.
The California Teachers Collaborative is the first of its kind in the nation. Established by… Read More
Posted by Admin on September 15, 2023
Talented Students Pursue Their College Dreams Thanks to Scholarships 
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“When JFCS called me with the news about this scholarship, my eyes immediately filled with tears of joy and I felt a sense of relief and happiness rush through my whole body,” says local student Shana Sklovsky.
This spring and summer, outstanding young people in our community received the joyful news that they would receive meaningful financial help for their college dreams, thanks to the generosity of donors to JFCS’ scholarship fund.
One of the scholarships administered by JFCS’ Financial Aid Center is the highly competitive Vivienne S. Camp Scholarship. Each year, the Vivienne S. Camp Scholarship is awarded to… Read More
Posted by Admin on August 18, 2023
JFCS Gives Teen Interns a Glimpse of Future Careers 
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Seventy local teens are getting the chance to explore their career interests and learn on-the-job skills through YouthFirst’s Summer Internship program.
These paid, six-week internships pair teens with a business or organization in the community to learn valuable, on-the-job skills and gain real work experience. In weekly workshops at JFCS, each teen gets personalized professional development and a chance to connect with their peers. The program gives teens an opportunity to explore vocational interests and they come away with increased confidence and a better sense of what academic and career goals they want to set for themselves.
“This experience has… Read More
Posted by Admin on July 17, 2023
The History of the JFCS Holocaust Center 
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In 1977, San Francisco’s reputation as a city of peace and love was tested by an unexpected threat: just steps away from a synagogue in the Outer Sunset, a Nazi bookstore had opened its doors.
This brazen, shameless act infuriated Tauba Weiss, a member of the city’s considerable population of Holocaust survivors. She confronted the shop owner on Erev Pesach, demanding that he explain himself—was it not enough that the Nazis had killed so many of her people in Europe just years ago? The man responded cruelly, “No, it was not enough.”
Filled with anger, Tauba picked a rock up… Read More
Posted by Admin on June 6, 2023
Celebrating the Next Generation of Advocates Against Antisemitism and Hate 
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There is no more powerful tool in fighting antisemitism than Holocaust and genocide education.
The JFCS Holocaust Center’s Manovill Seminar program is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for high school students to dive deep into the ties between racism, antisemitism, and the patterns of genocide as they learn how to become upstanders in their communities. The program carries on the legacy of Lilly Manovill Endrei z”l, who courageously helped fellow Jews from the Budapest ghetto escape and survive.
In this three-month long program, students hear first-hand survivor testimony, engage in stimulating discussions, and explore historical artifacts in the Tauber Archives. It culminates… Read More
Posted by Admin on June 5, 2023
Scholarships Power Students’ College Dreams 
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This fall, outstanding Bay Area students are pursuing their higher education goals with the help of scholarships through JFCS’ Financial Aid Center. These life-changing scholarships are possible because of the generosity of donors who value education.
The 2022 recipients of the Vivienne S. Camp Scholarship join more than three decades of scholars who have benefited from the kindness of Vivienne Camp, who left a legacy to aid the next generation. Recipients must demonstrate academic excellence and Jewish community involvement and earn acceptance to a California college.
Meet the 2022 Vivienne S. Camp Scholarship Recipients
Bila Tzion
Bila Tzion was en… Read More
Posted by Admin on September 13, 2022