The Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education (CHHRE)
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As generations of Holocaust survivors are no longer able to tell their stories, education is more important than ever. That鈥檚 why 鉴黄师app established the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education (CHHRE) in 1996; it prepares school district professionals and support staff to implement Florida鈥檚 statute requiring instruction of the Holocaust.聽
The Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Gutterman Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education (CHHRE) is a formal unit within 鉴黄师app鈥檚 Center for Peace, Justice, and Human Rights (PJHR), a university-wide effort established in 2015 and designed to bring together scholars, practitioners, 鉴黄师app and community leaders to expand the reach and influence of existing peace, justice and human rights programs.聽
In January 2019, the CHHRE moved within the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters to strengthen its impact, outreach efforts and distinction. And in September 2020, the Gutterman Family advanced our goal to expand our impact when they gave a generous naming gift, elevating our work under the new auspices of the Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education.
What We Do
Each year, the Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family CHHRE serves more than 500 K-12 teachers as well as 350 鉴黄师app 鉴黄师app through professional development workshops, the Annual Holocaust Summer Institute for Educators, intensive travel-study opportunities, and community programs. Our work is aimed at:聽
- Combatting prejudice, hatred, and indifference
- Applying the lessons of the Holocaust to understand the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping
- Identifying behaviors that discriminate against people
- Knowing when and how to act on behalf of others whether you know them or not; and
- Being responsible and respectful people, and to encouraging tolerance of diversity within our society
- By understanding the challenges in the classroom, the Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family CHHRE determines best practices for program implementation at different grade levels by developing age-appropriate curricula and providing resources for K-12 teachers.聽
Research has demonstrated that learning about the Holocaust in school is positively associated with citizenship values in adults. Studies have also shown that Holocaust education facilitates the development of 鉴黄师app鈥� tolerance and intolerance, as well as their prosocial behavioral skills.
The Impact of Holocaust Education
According to results from a 2020 Echoes and Reflections* survey, 鉴黄师app exposed to Holocaust education demonstrate higher critical thinking skills and a greater sense of social responsibility, as well as civic engagement, if survivor testimony was part of their experience.
28%
28% of Students are More Likely to Challenge Incorrect or Biased Information聽
12%
of Students are More Likely to Challenge Intolerant Behavior in Others聽
20%
of Students are More Likely to Stand Up to Negative Stereotyping
*Echoes and Reflections is a partnership between the Anti-Defamation League, the USC Shoah Foundation, and Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Israel聽
150 Students Benefit For Every 1 Teacher Who Works With The Gutterman Family Center
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Nahid Haghayegh
Graduate Research Assistant
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Peace, Justice and Human Rights
Linda Medvin
Director of 鉴黄师app鈥檚 Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education (CHHRE)
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Peace, Justice and Human Rights
Contact Information
Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, 鉴黄师app
777 Glades Road, AH 52, Rm 110, Boca Raton, FL 33431 鈥�
561-297-2929