The Connecticut Holocaust and Genocide Education Advisory Committee is an autonomous voluntary body operating under its own policies and positions. It provides guidance, including suggested curriculum materials and resources, to the Connecticut Department of Education to assist schools with implementing the Connecticut Holocaust and Genocide Education and Awareness Act (Public Act 18-24 of 2018).
The Advisory Committee offers webinars, workshops and other professional development throughout the year. If you would like to know more, please contact Voices of Hope at herocenter@ctvoicesofhope.org. You can see past webinars, workshops and other online recommendations HERE. We also recommend CT teachers to go to the Holocaust and Genocide Education page at the Connecticut Department of Education.
Stuart Abrams
Teacher at Avon High School
Stephen Armstrong
Connecticut State Department of Education Social Studies Consultant
Kimberly Ballaro
Director of the HERO Center, Voices of Hope
Michael Bloom
Executive Director, JFACT
Marla Felton
Founder and Executive Director of Common Circles
Mari Firkatian
Professor, University of Hartford
Bob Fishman
Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition (CIRC)
Peter Fishman
President, Voices of Hope
Adele Jacobs
Vice-President, Voices of Hope
Alan Lazowski
Chairman, Voices of Hope and Chairman, CEO and Founder of LAZ Parking
Rabbi Philip Lazowski
Holocaust survivor
Peter Lilienthal
United Jewish Federation of Stamford
Marji Lipshez-Shapiro
Anti-Defamation League, Retired Senior Associate Director, Connecticut Regional Office
Jason Mancini
Akomawt Educational Initiative
Alan Marcus
Head of Secondary Social Studies Education, University of Connecticut
Aya Marczyk
Fortunoff Video Archives for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University
Armen Marsoobian
Professor, Southern Connecticut State University
Allison Norrie
Teacher at Warde High School
Joseph Olzacki
Jessica Palliardi
Teacher at Hall High School
Avinoam Patt
Maurice Greenberg Professor of Holocaust Studies, New York University.
Sydney Perry
President, JFACT
David Pettigrew
Professor, Southern Connecticut State University
Colleen Simon
Humanities Teacher, Solomon Schechter Day School
David Simon
Yale University, Director of Graduate Studies, Center for African Studies; Co-Director, Genocide Studies Program; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Endawnis Spears
Director of Programming and Outreach, Akomawt Educational Initiative
Laura Stefon
Connecticut Department of Education, Chief of Staff
Marge Swaye
Voices of Hope Board Member
Dan Weiner
Vice President for Global Affairs, University of Connecticut
Ruth Weiner
Holocaust survivor
Jeri Butlien
Associate Director of The HERO Center, Voices of Hope
Amy Weiss
Director, Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies; Director, Museum of Jewish Civilization; University of Hartford