Welcome to the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University

"Portrait Added to Holocaust Center Exhibition"

Leo and Kathy Ullman presented the portrait of Leo's brother Hank, painted by Hank's wife, Kathy, a professional portrait artist.

Watch Now: "A Dream, A Journey, A Community: A Nostalgic Look at Jewish Businesses in and Around Atlantic City"

Presentation by Leo B. Schoffer, Esq.

We are committed to teach about the history of the past to make a better future. Now more than ever, this is important. As a supporter of the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, we thank you for the continued support. Click here to view a (three minute) thank you video.

Holocaust Center Launches Interactive Biography

Schools invited to learn from New Jersey Holocaust survivor.

"The Extraordinary Heroism of Ordinary People: The Rescue of One Jewish Family in the Netherlands"

The Extraordinary Heroism of Ordinary People: The Rescue of One Jewish Family in the Netherlands" is an interactive exhibition that follows the life stories of Holocaust survivors who were hidden in Amsterdam during World War II, Emily and Frank Ullman and their son, Leo.

Click on the photographs above for more information.

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The Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center is a Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) Holocaust Center of Excellence. The JFR Holocaust Centers of Excellence Program was established to honor centers who have made an extraordinary commitment to teach the Holocaust in their communities. The Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center faculty, staff, and supporters were honored to be chosen as a JFR Holocaust Center of Excellence. For more information about the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, please visit: www.jfr.org

The Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University,

is currently open and located on the second floor of the Stockton University Library. The center is open from Monday through Thursday, 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM and Fridays from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Did you know?

Stockton University offers a Master of Arts in Holocaust & Genocide Studies (MAHG) as well as a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies for undergraduate students. Stockton University also offers a Graduate Certificate in Genocide Prevention (GPC).

Click here for the Spring 2022 semester schedule of courses

Thursdays: July 7th, July 14th, & July 28th

7:00 pm (EDT)

Stockton's Scarpa Academic Center (Atlantic City, NJ)

The Manya Project: One-woman Holocaust survivor plays  

The Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center is sponsoring with the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage three plays based on the life stories of Holocaust survivors Elizabeth Ehrlich Roth, Rose Ickowicz Rechnic, and Rosalie Lebovic Simon. Tickets are complimentary and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

For NJ Educators: Free resource materials and 2 PDH

• The play, Rella, Rose, and I: Elizabeth Roth’s Story of Survival will be performed on Thursday, July 7th at 7:00 pm.
• The play, Try to Survive: Rose Ickowicz Memory of the Holocaust will be performed on Thursday, July 14th at 7:00 pm.
• The play, Girl in a Striped Dress: The Holocaust Story of Rosalie Lebovic Simon will be performed on Thursday, July 28th at 7:00 pm.

See attached flyer for details and more information.

Questions: 609-652-4699

Sunday, September 18, 2022

Stockton's Campus Center (Galloway, NJ)

Launch of Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey Digital Archive & Website

The project documents the life stories of Jewish Holocaust survivors who lived in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties. More information is available from the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University at 609-652-4699.