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The Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life was designated a Holocaust Resource Center in 1997. The Resource Center is an important component of the Center’s overall mission of prejudice reduction and outreach to the broader community. The State of New Jersey’s mandate to include Holocaust education in the public schools creates an urgent need to provide school teachers with appropriate training. The creation of a Holocaust Library will make a wide range of instructional materials easily accessible to educators. With its strong focus on continuing education, the Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers, the largest university in the state, is uniquely positioned to play a major role in this area.
The mission of the Holocaust Resource Center at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey is to teach future generations about the Holocaust by training educators, and providing instructional materials to teachers, students and scholars; enhance public awareness about the Holocaust, racism and genocide through seminars, lectures and exhibits; heighten sensitivity and awareness of discrimination by encouraging discussions about differences, tolerance and prejudice; and provide information and referrals for individuals, schools and community groups to speakers, programs, educational materials and special events.
