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UPCOMING HEC EVENTS

The Mobile Museum of Tolerance

Monday, July 15th - Wednesday, July 17th

July 15th - 17th | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Lincoln Square Mall, 201 Lincoln Square, Urbana, IL

For more information about the Mobile Museum of Tolerance, visit mmot.com. To schedule a specific workshop for your class or group, please email azer@cujf.org.

In partnership with the Holocaust Education Center and Lincoln Square Mall, the Mobile Museum of Tolerance is joining us from July 15th-17th! As an arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the MMOT is the first traveling education center of its kind in the United States and visits school districts and public places across Illinois to offer free education and awareness about the very real threat of hate and intolerance in our communities.

The MMOT has proven very popular since its creation, and is now booked to appear in school districts and libraries throughout Illinois well into 2025. The bus offers workshops and a hands-on educational platform to reach thousands of students and encourage them to speak against bullying, hate, racism, anti-Semitism, and much more. You won't want to miss the chance to experience this one-of-a-kind Holocaust Museum.

Media Coverage of the Mobile Museum of Tolerance in Central Illinois

Watch the WCIA News interview with Dr. Brian Kahn and Courtney Smith of the Holocaust Education Center on July 8th discussing what the MMOT is and what visitors can expect.

Read the Community Spotlight article from WCIA News sharing information about the Mobile Museum of Tolerance in Central Illinois.

HIGHLIGHTING HEC INITIATIVES

Holocaust Stories of Champaign-Urbana

A new podcast series from the HEC

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Through Their Eyes

A Holocaust Art and Writing Contest

The Awards Ceremony for the Through Their Eyes Art: and Writing Contest took place on April 28th, 2024 at the The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life. Students in grades 5-12 were asked to submit works of art, poetry, prose, or film relating to research of the Holocaust. This years content focused on Jewish and Non-Jewish Victims, Resisters, Liberators, and Rescuers. Contest winners and those who were best in show were presented with a trophy, and all participating students were presented with certificates. You can view photos from the awards ceremony on the right!

Photography provided by Darrel Hoemen and Robin Goettel.

Through Their Eyes Art and Writing Contest winners
Erez Cohen, Executive Director of the Illini Hillel, and Brian Kahn, HEC Co-Chair, shake hands while holding a certificate.
HEC Committee members Valery, Brian, Rebecca, Robin and CUFJ Executive Director, Ma'ayan Weinberg
An award winner shakes hands with Erez Cohen
An award winner holds a trophy with Erez Cohen
An award winner holds a trophy with Erez Cohen
An award winner holds a certificate and a trophy with Erez Cohen
An award winner holds a certificate and a trophy with Erez Cohen
An award winner holds a certificate with Ma'ayan Weinberg
An award winner holds a trophy and certificate with Ma'ayan Weinberg
An award winner holds a certificate with Ma'ayan Weinberg
An award winner holds a certificate with Ma'ayan Weinberg
An award winner holds a trophy and certificate with Ma'ayan Weinberg
An award winner holds a certificate with Ma'ayan Weinberg
An award winner holds a trophy and certificate with Ma'ayan Weinberg
An award winner holds a trophy and certificate with Robin Goettel
An award winner holds a trophy and certificate with Robin Goettel
An award winner holds a trophy and certificate with Robin Goettel
An award winner holds a trophy and certificate with Robin Goettel
Brian Kahn: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Ma'ayan Weinberg stands by the award table
HEC Co-Chair Becky Lawson addresses the crowd next to the awards table.
Brian Kahn, Robin Goettel and Becky Lawson

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The CUJF Holocaust Education Center serves as a resource to help school systems comply with the 1990 Illinois state mandate to teach about the Holocaust in fifth, eight, and tenth grades. (Public Act 86-780)

The committee is also dedicated to providing assistance to all individuals in the greater Champaign-Urbana area who wish to address the universal lessons to be learned from the Holocaust.

The committee sends information about the Holocaust to public school teachers and college students majoring in education; sponsors and grants scholarships for in-service teacher training programs; provides videos, books, and newspapers to local libraries and schools and speakers to area classrooms.