Holocaust Center

The JFCS Holocaust Center is a program of Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco.

As one of California’s leading resources for Holocaust and genocide education, the JFCS Holocaust Center is dedicated to the remembrance, research, documentation, and education about the Holocaust and genocide. The work of the JFCS Holocaust Center increases awareness about Jewish history and the causes and consequences of antisemitism, racism, and discrimination. Through a deeper understanding of the Holocaust and patterns of genocide, the goal of the Center is to inspire moral courage and social responsibility in future generations.

Tauber Library and Archives

At the heart of the JFCS Holocaust Center is the Tauber Library and Archives, which houses more than 13,000 volumes, an archive of more than 2,000 recorded oral histories, and countless rare artifacts, memorabilia, and images documenting the Holocaust. Through JFCS Holocaust Center programs such as Manovill Seminar, Pell University Fellowship and Manovill University Fellowship, students learn directly through primary source material and are inspired to stand up courageously against antisemitism and hate.

William J. Lowenberg Speakers Bureau

The William J. Lowenberg Speakers Bureau educates audiences about the Holocaust and genocide through powerful survivor testimonies. Featuring survivors and their descendants, speakers share firsthand experiences in classrooms, institutions, companies, and community venues. By promoting acceptance, celebrating diversity, and countering hate, they help build a more compassionate and informed society.

California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education

The JFCS Holocaust Center leads the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education—a statewide network uniting California’s 14 leading institutions for Holocaust and genocide education and community leaders from diverse ethnic groups across the state. Through standards-aligned lesson plans, expert-led trainings, and a wealth of educational resources, the Collaborative empowers and unifies educators in teaching the lessons of history and about what happens when bias goes unchecked.

By 2027, this first-of-its-kind initiative will train 8,500 teachers through workshops and professional development institutes, serve all school districts with grades 6 – 12 in California, and educate over one million students.

Discover how history can change the way you see the world.

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