close
MENU
CLOSE MENU
September 1, 2026
JEWISH NEW YEAR ECARDS
Usher in the New Year while at the same time supporting the work of The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous by sending a JFR eCard. Click here to schedule your eCards now! Rosh Hashanah starts Friday night, September 11, 2026.
HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE? A HOLOCAUST CURRICULUM FOR AND BY TEACHERS™ PILOTS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY
On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Kimberly Coombs (Lerner Fellow 2022) and Stanlee Stahl presented JFR’s online program at a Symposium for Social Studies Teachers in Palm Beach County, FL. We presented at five sessions. We thank Palm Beach County for inviting the JFR to present at their symposium. It was great to see so many Alfred Lerner Fellows.
2027 ADVANCED SEMINAR
The Advanced Seminar is planned for January 17-18, 2027. The focus of the 2027 Advanced Seminar is the impact of AI on Holocaust education and research and Chapter 9 of How Was it Possible? A Holocaust Reader by Peter Hayes, “Afterwards. The following scholars will be presenting, Professor Todd Presner from UCLA, will address AI. Dr. Christine Schmidt from the Weiner Holocaust Library in London, will present on Liberation and DP Camps and Professor John Barrett from St. John’s Law School, will lecture on the International Military Tribunal.
STAY CONNECTED
Stay connected with the JFR through our Facebook page at The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, follow us on X @JFRDirector, and visit us on Instagram @ jfr_photos.
EXPLORING JFR DOCUMENTARIES AND RESCUER STORIES
If you have not already done so, please explore the JFR’s rescuer section on our website by clicking on the following links.
The rescuer section (click here) contains more than 175 individual stories of rescue.
In the documentary section (click here) you will find award-winning documentaries of rescue stories.
The documentaries run between 11 and 20 minutes.
.svg){kind=icon}
.svg)