The Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center
The Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University preserves and shares the history of the Holocaust and life stories of Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey.
The Center is located on the second floor of the Richard E. Bjork Library at Stockton University. It is open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM and Fridays from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Questions? Please contact us at 609-652-4699.
Featured Events
Questions/Registration: 609-652-4699
Love Stories as Resistance During the Holocaust and A Tool to Teach It
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Holocaust Resource Center - Galloway Campus
2 PDH (Professional Development Hours)
Free In-person Workshop for Educators
Join us for a special workshop designed for teachers grades 5 through 12 & higher education. Sheryl Ochayon, author, Echoes and Reflections Project Director and Educator at the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, will show educators how love was an act of resistance during the Holocaust, Free resources will be distributed to teacher participants. See flyer for details and more information. Registration is required.
Within and Beyond Exclusionary Communities: White Supremacy and Racism in the United States
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
F-221
Please join us for an exhibit opening featuring Dr. Elke Weesjes and photojournalist Anthony Karen. See flyer for details and more information.
Resilience, Resistance, and Defiance during the Holocaust
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Online via Zoom
Please join us to welcome Dr. Michael Berenbaum presentation about the partisans who hid in the forests and resisted the forces who wanted to destroy them during WWII. A question and answer session will follow Dr. Berenbaum’s presentation. See flyer for details and more information.
Mitzvah Zecher Avot (The Good Deed of Remembering Family)
Sunday, September 10, 2023
11:00 AM
Rodef Sholom Cemetery
8891 Black Horse Pike
Egg Harbor Twp
Please join us for the Mitzvah Zecher Avot (The Good Deed of Remembering Family) at the Rodef Sholom Cemetery, Holocaust Survivors Section. The program will also be available via Zoom. See flyer for details and more information.
Center of Excellence
Copyright © Jewish Foundation for the Righteous
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: JFR.org
