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

"Echoes in Ink"

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join the Museum of Jewish Heritage for a reading of two Holocaust short stories: “The Road of No Return” by Rachel Korn and “A Wedding in Brownsville” by Isaac Bashevis Singer. The program will premiere on this page on January 27, 2022, at 10 AM Eastern Time. Pre-registration is required before the event.

Upcoming Event: "Waste and Recycling from Nazi Germany to the World Around Us Today"

Dr. Anne Berg and Dr. Carl Zimring will discuss the links between waste, recycling, and state violence that are key in addressing the urgent environmental and political challenges we face. After the conversation, attendees will have the opportunity to raise questions for discussion.

"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. Schofer, 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.

“South Jersey Holocaust Survivor Digital Archive and Exhibition”

We continue to work on the “South Jersey Holocaust Survivor Digital Archive and Exhibition.” Pictured above on a Zoom call (left to right): Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez, Dr. Michael Hayse, Morgan Everman, Heather Perez, and Diana Burke. Not pictured: Gail Rosenthal

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.

Congratulations Spring 2021 Graduates!

The Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University would like to congratulate all of the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (MAHG) Program Spring 2021 graduates! Congratulations on your graduation and best wishes on your next adventure!

(L-R) MAHG Spring 2021 graduates, Timar Shevlin, Theresa McMackin, Leah Dukes, Jean Paul Iranzi, and Allison Kisielis, standing in the Schimmel and Hoogenboom Righteous Remembrance Room of the Holocaust Resource Center. MAHG Spring 2021 graduates not photographed: Amy Fagin, Paulina Macaluso, and Melissa Polk

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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 Holocast and Genocide Studies for undergraduate students. Stockton Univeristy also offers a Graduate Certificate in Genocide Prevention (GPC).

Click here for the Spring 2022 semester schedule of courses

Thursday, January 27, 2022

10:00 am (EST)

"Echoes in Ink: A Liberation Day Reading of Short Stories From the Holocaust"

Pre-registration is required. 

Questions: 609-652-4699

Thursday, January 27, 2022

2:30 - 4:00 pm (EST)

"Waste and Recycling from Nazi Germany to the World Around Us Today"

Please join the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program and the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University for this conversation commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Dr. Anne Berg and Dr. Carl Zimring will discuss the links between waste, recycling, and state violence that are key in addressing the urgent environmental and political challenges we face. After the conversation, attendees will have the opportunity to raise questions for discussion.

Questions: 609-652-4699

Zoom Link: https://stockton.zoom.us/j/92859847339