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Resources for Children of Holocaust Survivors |
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editor's note: This list is organized by the location of the group's headquarters. Is your organization missing from this list? please email me with the information! Thanks! -J
| Country | City | Name | Contact Information | Description |
| Austria | Vienna | Amcha - Austria | 1090 Vienna, Lustkandlgasse 4, Tel./Fax: 01/315 43 69, Email amcha austria |
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| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Generaciones de la Shoá en Argentina | Montevideo 919, 3º 1019 Buenos Aires, Argentina (54 11) 4811-3588 | (54 11) 4811-6144 (int'l 104) Email Secretaria |
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| Australia | Melbourne | Descendants of the Shoah Inc. | Email DOSinc | Began in 1991 as a group of sons & daughters of Holocaust survivors wanting to explore our parents experiences, the similarities in our childhoods and how this would affect our own children, the third generation. |
| Austria | Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service | Email Gedenkdienst | ||
| Cyber | Allgenerations | Email Serena Woolrich | 2g's and 3g's and Survivors, for disseminating information about the Holocaust, Israel, related issues and programs, and to keep "us" connected. | |
| CYBRARY-Children of Survivors | Children of Survivors section of the Cybrary | |||
| Third Generation Holocaust Webpage | seems to be defunct | |||
| Germany | Augsburg | Children of Holocaust Survivors - Augsburg | Site for children of Holocaust survivors from Augsburg | |
| Berlin | AMCHA/Deutschland | Hamburger Str. 30, 10115 Berlin P: 030 - 280 980 38 F: 030 - 280 998 71 Email Amcha DE | AMCHA Deutschland e. V. Vorsitzender Dr. Peter Fischer Große | |
| Nuremberg | Nuremberg, Germany Second Generation Group | Site for children of Holocaust survivors from Nuremberg. | ||
| International | Assocation of Second Generation Holocaust Organizations | List of 2nd gen groups as well as child survivor groups. | ||
| Generations of the Shoah International | Email GSI | Worldwide intergenerational network of 2nd gen, 3rd gen & survivors with goals of preserving & honoring legacy, sharing resources & programming ideas, providing support to members. Monthly newsletter covers events, conferences, commemorations, workshops, programs & information pertinent to survivors, their families, Holocaust educators, organizations, & those interested in Holocaust-related topics. | ||
| International Association of Lesbian and Gay Children of Holocaust Survivors | c/o CBST, 57 Bethune Street, New York, N.Y. 10014. (212) 929-9498, Email Rick Landman | Social & educational organization whose services include a speakers' bureau, therapy workshops & Holocaust commemorations for the community. Encourages research on homosexuals who were persecuted/ killed during the Third Reich. | ||
| International Network of Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, Inc. | Florida International University, North Miami Campus. NE 151st Street & Biscayne Blvd. North Miami, FL 33181. P: (305) 919-5690 F: (305) 919-5691 | Rositta Kenigsberg, President. Goal is to "link 2nd generation groups and individual children of Holocaust Survivors throughout the world" | ||
| Jewish Lesbian Daughters of Holocaust Survivors (JLDHS) | P.O. Box 8773, Madison, WI 53708-8773 (608) 256-8883, V/TTY Email Catherine Odette | An international networking and support group exclusively for Jewish Lesbians | ||
| Israel | Jerusalem | Amcha | AMCHA Center, P.O.Box 2930, Jerusalem 91029. P: 972-2-6250634, F: 972-2-625-0669, Email Amcha - Israel | Nine branches: Haifa, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Netanya, Beer Sheva, Rehovot, Kiriat Motzkin, Ramat Gan and Ashkelon, various programs provided. |
| Netherlands | AMCHA Friends/Holland (Stichting Vrienden van Amcha Nederland) | Roel van Praag, chair Postbus 1197, 3800 BD Amersfort, HOLLAND P: +31 - 33-4727649 F: 1-033-4759129 Email Y Praag | ||
| Switzerland | Aktion Kinder des Holocaust | P: 0041 (0)61 413 80 78 F: 0041 (0)86 078 619 33 33 Email Samuel Althof | Kontaktstelle fuer Kinder Ueberlebender der Judenverfolgung des Naziregimes, Schweiz. | |
| UK | The Association of Children of Jewish Refugees | Email ACJR | formed in 1985 to bring together people with a common background as children of refugees from Nazi persecution and to promote social, cultural and intellectual activities for members | |
| The Second Generation Organization - UK |
In London P: +44 (0) 845 226 7545
In Israel Email P: +972 (0) 52 319 0205 |
produces a magazine three times a year called Second Generation Voices. | ||
| US | California, Los Angeles | Second Generation Los Angeles | (310) 277-4438 or Email Klara Firestone | Service organization, as well as a cultural and social liaison, of sons and daughters of Jewish Holocaust survivors in Los Angeles. |
| California, North Bay | Generation to Generation | 18 Hunter Creek, Fairfax, CA 94930 (415) 460-5464 Email Generation to Generation | Nonprofit organization for sons and daughters of Holocaust survivors. Programs, support network, newsletter, e-mail list & social events. | |
| District of Columbia | Generation After, DC | P.O. Box 5854, Derwood, MD 20855 P: (301) 933-4716 F: (301) 990-4178 or Email Genafter | Programs dedicated to the remembrance of the Holocaust and to support the needs of the Children of Survivors including guest speakers on topics of interest, and support, educational and social action projects. | |
| Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors | Email Mira Yockelson | |||
| Florida, Boca Raton | Next Generations | Email Next Generations | An organization of children and grandchildren of Holocaust suvivors who wish to educate future generations by preserving the memories of the past, carrying forward the message into the future, and keeping the voices alive. | |
| Florida, St. Petersburg | Generations After | 55 5th Street South St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 Toll-Free: 1-800-960-7448 P: 727-820-0100 F: 727-821-8435 Email PR at FL H Museum |
Group of children of survivors who get together for support, education and social events. The group meets on the first Friday of each month at 11 AM at the Florida Holocaust Museum. | |
| Illinois, Chicago | Association of Descendants of the Shoah - Illinois, Inc. | Email ADS Illinois blog. |
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| Massachussetts, Brookline | One Generation After | 1762 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02146 (617) 566-681 | Exploring the significance of the Holocaust for children of survivors and for the community-at-large. | |
| Massachussetts, Framingham | Framingham, MA Second Generation Discussion Group | Email Lillian Fox, 508-875-8101 | Off-line group for second generation members in Framingham, MA (west of Boston) | |
| Michigan, Detroit | Children of Holocaust Survivors in Michigan C.H.A.I.M | P.O. Box 339614 Farmington Hills, MI 48333 p: (248) 356-6668 f: (248) 356-6668 (248) 542-1215 Email Charley Silow | Not limited to children of Holocaust survivors. All people interested in supporting Holocaust education are encouraged to join the organization | |
| Minnesota, Minneapolis | CHAIM, Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Minnesota | Under Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Email Jodi Elowitz Dir. of Community Programming & Educational Resources Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) 612-338-7816 x 285 | In addition to promoting Holocaust education and awareness, CHAIM provides a social meeting ground for children of survivors-second generation to discuss issues of mutual interest and to plan events. | |
| Nevada, Las Vegas | Second Generation Group of Holocaust Survivors of Southern Nevada | Email Boren Bruno | ||
| New Jersey, Hightstown | Second Generation Holocaust Education Fund | P.O. Box 1421 Hightstown, NJ 08520 | Donates books & videos to educators in grades kindergarten through college, & arranges for Holocaust survivors & liberators to address students in schools across NJ, NY and PA | |
| New York, Brooklyn | The Generation After | Box 14, Homecrest Station, Brooklyn, NY 11229. P and F: 718-743-6640. | Open to all people concerned with the struggle against tyranny, inhumanity, totalitarianism and all vestiges of Nazism | |
| New York, Manhattan | Email Stacey Feldman | Objectives: Holocaust education & awareness, support for survivors, and collection of survivor testimonies and group activities relating to the Holocaust | ||
| 3GNY | info@3Gnewyork.org |
A NYC-based Group for Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors | ||
| Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors Association | P.O. Box 1127 Jenkintown, PA 19046 |
Dedicated to preserving the memory of the martyrs and victims of the Holocaust. | |
| Sons and Daughters of Holocaust Survivors | Box 2298 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (610) 896-8320 Email Sons & Daughters Phily | Speakers available. | ||
| Wisconsin, Mequon | Generation After WI | P: 262-242-9093, Email Sandy Hoffman | ||
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| Country | City | Name | Contact Information | Description |
| Austria | Vienna | Jewish Community of Vienna | Seitenstettengasse 4, A-1010 Vienna | IKG Vienna is a modern enterprise dealing with the various needs of a Jewish community. |
| Australia | New South Wales | Jewish Community Services - Australian Jewish Welfare Society | Email JCS AU | Established in 1994 to respond to the needs of individuals and families in South Australia's Jewish Community. |
| Canada | British Columbia, Vancouver | Vancouver Holocaust Centre for Education and Rememberance | 50 – 950 West 41st Avenue Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7 P: 604.264.0499 F: 604.264.0497 Email VHEC |
Monthly social programs are carried out through the Survivor Drop-In, the Child Survivor and Second Generation Groups. |
| Manitoba, Winnipeg | Jewish Federation of Winnipeg Holocaust Programs and Services | S. Faintuch or Community Relations at (204) 477-7423; Main office: C300-123 Doncaster Street Winnipeg, MB R3N 2B2 ph: (204) 477-7400 fax: (204) 477-7405 E-mail Asper Campus | Holocaust Awareness Committee of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg is composed of survivors, members of the 2nd Generation Group, alumni of the March of the Living and educators. | |
| Ontario, Toronto | Holocaust Education and Memorial Centre of Toronto and Children of Holocaust Survivors - Toronto | 4th floor 4600 Bathurst Street North York, Ontario, Canada M2R 3V2. P: (416) 631-5689, F: (416) 635-0925 Carole Ann Reid, executive director, Email P Zilberman |
Presents programs and events of special interest to child survivors/hidden children and members of the "second generation" | |
| Cyber | Cybrary of the Holocaust | Has a Children of Survivors Section which includes an Email list | ||
| Genshoah Email list | gsi@genshoah.org | Network to facilitate communication between survivor, second generation and third generation groups. | ||
| JewishGen | nternet source for researchers of Jewish genealogy, staffed by volunteers | |||
| International | International March of the Living | 136 East 39 Street New York, NY 10016-0914 P: 212-252-0900. F: 212-252-0474 Yosef Kedem link to contacts outside US | A yearly journey of thousands of primarily Jewish teens from around the world who gather in Poland and Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day and Israel Independence Day. | |
| World Organization of Bukovinian Jews | 63455, Tel-Aviv Arnonstr. 12 POB 3653 tel/fax 522-6619 Email Eli Buko | |||
| Israel | Bait Terezin | Givat Haim Ihud Israel M.p. Emek Hefer, P: 04-6369515, F: 04-6369793 Email B Terezin | Activities of Beit Theresienstadt include organization of Second Generation activities. | |
| YESH | Hahalotz 5 Rehovot 76251, Israel P.O.Box 1357 Rehovot 76112, Israel Pl: + 972 - 8 - 9316971 F: + 972 - 8 - 9316972 E.mail | |||
| Poland | Jews of the Old Lodz | appears defunct | ||
| Ukraine | Site of the Nikolaev Jewish Culture Community | Information on Jewish Culture Community of Nikolaev, Jewish Community Center, Youth Club, Sunday School, Elderly Men's Club and People Search | ||
| UK | London | Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) | Jubilee House, Merrion Avenue Stanmore Middlesex HA7 4RL P: 020 8385 3070 F: 020 8385 3080 Email AJR |
Founded in 1941 by Jewish refugees, today the leadership & mgmt have been assumed by successor generation to ensure the rights & welfare of their parents, as well as to preserve German & mid-European Jewish cultural values |
| Second Generation Network | appears defunct | |||
| Manchester | The Shoah Center, Manchester | Email Daniel Langton | Building being built | |
| US | California, Silicon Valley | Jewish Family Service of Silicon Valley | 1101 South Winchester Blvd. Suite L-237 San Jose, CA 95128 T: (408) 556-0600, F: (408) 551-0091 | Has a support group for caregivers |
| Connecticut, Hartford | Jewish Family Service of Greater Hartford | Main Office: 740 North Main Street West Hartford, CT 06117 860-236-1927
Farmington Valley Office 166 West Main Street, Avon, CT 06001 860-677-1835 Email JFS Hartford |
Occasional programming | |
| Connecticut, New Haven | Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies | Yale University Library, PO Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 P: (203)
432-1879 F: (203) 432-7441 Shipping: Sterling Memorial Library 130 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06520-8240 E-mail Fortunoff Archive |
Occasional conference programming with 2nd gen-related content | |
| Delaware, Wilmington | Halina Wind Preston Holocaust Education Center | 100 West 10th Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801-1628 (302) 427-2100 | ||
| District of Columbia | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Survivor affairs: Email Ellen Blalock 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Washington, D.C. 20024-2126 Tel.: (202) 488-0414 |
Arranges survivor and 2nd gen events at the Museum, form links with other survivor and 2nd gen organizations worldwide | |
| Florida, St. Petersburg | Florida Holocaust Museum | 55 5th Street South St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 Toll-Free: 1-800-960-7448 P: 727-820-0100 F: 727-821-8435 Email PR FL H. Museum | Sponsors Generations After, group of children of survivors who get together for support, education and social events. | |
| Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, Inc. | 13899 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 404 North Miami Beach, Florida 33181 P: 305-919-5690; F: 305-919-5691 Email HDEC Inc |
Board has representatives of children of survivor groups in Southeast Florida | ||
| Illinois, Skokie | Holocaust Educational Foundation | 64 Old Orchard Road Professional Building Suite 520, Skokie, IL 60077 Email HEF P: 847-676-3700 F: 847-676-3706 |
Founders include survivors, their children, and their friends. "Lessons and Legacies Conferences" sometimes cover 2nd gen issues | |
| Indiana, Terre Haute | The C.A.N.D.L.E.S. Holocaust Museum | 1532 S. Third Street Terre Haute, Indiana 47802 Email C.A.N.D.L.E.S. Tel/Fax: (812) 234-7881 |
C.A.N.D.L.E.S. stands for Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors | |
| Kansas, Overland Park | Midwest Center for Holocaust Education | 5801 West 115th Street, Suite 106 Overland Park, KS 66211-1800 P:
913.327.8190 F: 913.327.8193 Email S Hoaded |
2nd gen speakers' bureau: (913) 327-8194 | |
| Maine, Augusta | Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine | P. O. Box 4645, Augusta, ME 04330-1644 (207) 993-2620 Email J M Littlefield | W/Yale, compiled video oral histories of survivors, liberators, and children of survivors living in ME. Speakers' Bureau of survivors, 2nd gen, liberators, & other human rights lecturers | |
| Maryland, Baltimore | Baltimore Jewish Council | 5750 Park Heights Ave. Baltimore MD 21215 (410) 542-4850 Email Balt JC | Survivor family services, speakers' bureau with 2nd gens | |
| Michigan, Detroit | Holocaust Memorial Center | 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 553-2400 FAX: (248) 553-2433 Email HMC | Occasional 2nd gen related lectures | |
| Jewish Home and Aging Services Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families | 6710 West Maple Rd. West Bloomfield, MI 48322 P: 248-661-2999 ext. 298 F: 248-661-1628 Sharon Levine |
Individual and group counseling, educational outreach programs to train health care professionals regarding the unique psychological issues and needs of survivors and their families. | ||
| Minnesota, Minneapolis | Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies-University of Minnesota | 100 Nolte Hall West, 315 Pillsbury Drive Minneapolis, MN 55455 Email Stephen Feinstein |
Convenes a 2nd gen group | |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) | 12 North 12th Street, Suite 480, Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-338-7816 Email MN/DAK JCRC | Sponsors CHAIM - Children of Holocaust Survivors Assn. | ||
| New Jersey, Cherry Hill | Holocaust Museum Educational Center of the Delaware Valley (project of Jewish Community Relations Council, S. Jersey) | 1301 Springdale Road Suite 200 Cherry Hill, NJ 08003-2671 856-751-9500 ext 249, Email HK Limberg |
Has a 2nd gen committee | |
| New Jersey, Hightstown | Second Generation Holocaust Education Fund | P.O. Box 1421, Hightstown, NJ 08520, Email 2G at IC2000 | Donates books, videos to educators in grades K - college, arranges speakers for schools across NJ, NY and PA | |
| New Jersey, Union | Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University | Thompson Library, Second Floor, Kean College, Union, NJ 07083 (908) 527-3049 | Occasional 2nd gen related lectures | |
| New Jersey, Whippany | Metrowest Holocaust Education and Remembrance Council, part of United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ | 901 Route 10, Whippany, NJ 07981 P: (973) 884.4800, ext. 178 F: 973/884.9316 Email Barbara Wind, Coordinator |
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| New York, New York City | American Gathering of Jewish
Holocaust Survivors |
122 West 30th Street, Suite 205 New York, New York 10001 (212) 239-4230 Email American Gathering |
mission is remembrance, education and commemoration, includes 2nd
gen. programming |
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| Holocaust Resource Center and Archives, Queensborough Community College | Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY 11364 Holocaust Resource
Center and Archives P: (718) 281-5770 Email HRC at QCC CUNY |
Mission to provide programs and resources to remember victims and the lives of their families. | ||
| Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | Jewish Family Life and Education Group Services Program of JFCS | Main Office: 2100 Arch Street, 5th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 P: (215) 496-9700 F: (215) 496-6622 other locations |
Occasional 2nd gen-related programming | |
| Texas, El Paso | El Paso Holocaust Museum
and Study Center possibly http://www.txtolerance.org/ |
401 Wallenberg Drive - El Paso, Texas 79912 (915) 833-5656 | ||
| Texas, Houston | Holocaust Museum Houston | 5401 Caroline Street Houston, Texas 77004-6804 713-942-8000 Email Pepi Joskowitz Nichols or Email 2ndgen at HMH |
Occasional 2nd gen-related programming | |
| Washington, Seattle | Washington State Holocaust Education Research Center | 2031 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121 P: (206) 441-5747 F: (206) 956-0881 Email WSHERC |
Formerly Surviving Generations of the Holocaust, includes cultural, social, and support programs for Survivors and Continuing Generations. | |
