SNCF Supports Center for Holocaust & Human Rights Education
抖M女仆 received a gift of $260,000 from SNCF America, Inc., to establish the SNCF America Holocaust and Human Rights Education Fund.
From left, Heather Coltman, DMA, dean of 抖M女仆鈥檚 Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters; Valerie Bristor, Ph.D., dean of 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Education; 抖M女仆 President John Kelly; Alain Leray, SNCF America president and CEO; Linda Medvin, visiting director of 抖M女仆鈥檚 Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education; and Rosanna Gatens, retired director of 抖M女仆鈥檚 Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education
抖M女仆 recently received a gift of $260,000 from SNCF America, Inc., a subsidiary of the Soci茅t茅 Nationale des Chemins de fer Fran莽ais, the state-owned national railway of France, to establish the SNCF America Holocaust and Human Rights Education Fund. The fund will be used over the next five years to support 抖M女仆鈥檚 Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education (CHHRE), which provides training and resources for teachers involved with Holocaust, genocide and human rights education.
鈥淲e are deeply appreciative of this gift from SNCF America, which will help support 抖M女仆鈥檚 ongoing commitment to peace, justice and human rights,鈥 said 抖M女仆 President John Kelly. 鈥淒iversity is one of the core values of this institution and the CHHRE is helping to create a culture of tolerance among our young people. This gift will go beyond 抖M女仆 and have a broad impact on our local teachers and the students they reach.鈥
抖M女仆鈥檚 CHHRE was one of five organizations selected to receive funding from SNCF America, along with the Anti-Defamation League; March of the Living; Simon Wiesenthal Center; and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.聽A designated site for the Florida Department of Education Commissioner鈥檚 Task Force on Holocaust Education, the CHHRE prepares teachers to implement Florida鈥檚 mandate for Holocaust education, using historical data and lessons devised to stimulate discussions on ethics, individual responsibility, nonviolence and conflict resolution. Services include a summer institute for teachers, a Holocaust survivors鈥 speaker鈥檚 bureau, professional development workshops, lectures, exhibits and film series.
鈥淪NCF America is dedicated to supporting Holocaust education in order to motivate younger generations to become activists for peace and promote respect between human beings,鈥 said Alain Leray, president and CEO of SNCF America. 鈥湺禡女仆鈥檚 track record speaks for itself. We fully trust the director and staff of the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education to train educators whose mission is to ensure that our children will live freely.鈥
For more than 25 years, SNCF has been engaged in historical research, transparency initiatives, and remembrance activities related to its history during World War II. SNCF鈥檚 leadership believes that education is central to ensuring that lessons learned during and after the Holocaust are remembered and taught to young people today.
抖M女仆鈥檚 Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education relies entirely on the private support of generous donors. To make a gift or to learn more, visit or contact Linda Medvin at lmedvin@fau.edu or 561-297-2929.
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