The Columbia Holocaust Education Commission Speakers Bureau is comprised of children and grandchildren of survivors, k-12 educators, university professors, and authors. Members teach students and adults by speaking in classrooms, religious and lay institutions, companies, and community venues. Through accounts of the Holocaust and genocide, students and adults learn about the importance of tolerance, embracing diversity, and combating hatred.
Our Mission
The Mission of the Commission is to promote awareness of the Holocaust and to foster education in grades K-12 throughout the state of South Carolina. It is the hope of the commission to inspire all South Carolinians to remember the Holocaust and the lessons that it has taught. Only through constant, vigilant, and accurate information, will the children of this state be able to fully comprehend the enormity of the lives lost and the aftermath of this dark period in World History.
Commission Meetings
The Columbia Holocaust Education Commission meets throughout the year. Grants are awarded by the Commission to those who propose a project or activity that is in line with our mission of Holocaust Education. The grants are evaluated on an ongoing basis.
Commission Members
Esther Greenberg
Co-Chair
Patty Tucker
Co-Chair
Lilly Filler, M.D.
Past Co-Chair & Founder of Columbia Holocaust Education Commission
Lyssa Harvey, Ed.S.
Past Co-Chair & Founder of Columbia Holocaust Education Commission
Frank W. Baker
Henry Goldberg
Dawn Miller Heineman
Justin Heineman
Donna Magaro
Henry Miller
Minda Miller
Marisa Kornblut
David Polen
Marlene Roth, M.A., M.Ed.
Doyle Stevick, Ph.D.
Abe Wandersman, Ph.D.
Rabbi Hesh Epstein
Chabad of South Carolina
Rabbi Erik Uriarte
Tree of Life Synagogue
Risa Strauss
Director of Education – Beth Shalom Synagogue
Seldon Smith*, Ph.D.
Emeritus
*Of Blessed Memory
