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UPCOMING HEC EVENTS
The Auschwitz Experience
in the Art of Prisoners
Created by the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
January 11th - 29th, 2026
Booth Library at Eastern Illinois University
600 N Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL
PUBLIC VIEWING HOURS
Sunday: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday - Thursday: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Friday - Saturday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
When Time Stood Still:
The Fate of Jewish Families and Communities During the Holocaust
created by Yad Vashem
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON
February 12th, 2026
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
Unity High School
1127 County Rd 800
Tolono, IL, 61880
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About Us
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.