HDEC
April 2010Organization: Holocaust Documentation and Education Center (HDEC)
Mission: The Center's primary mission is to preserve, protect and perpetuate the authentic memory of the Holocaust through documentation, commemoration, and education so that the Legacy of the Holocaust will become an "Imperative to Remember".
Organization Description: The Center is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization.
During its 30 year history, the Center has grown into an international resource and leader in the field of Holocaust documentation and education and has also emerged as a provider of services to the South Florida Survivor community. The variety and quality of its programs have earned high regard from educational and research centers, government agencies museums and Holocaust support organizations around the world. Among those services and programs are the university-accredited Volunteer Interviewer Training Course, the Student Awareness Days, the university-accredited Teachers' Institute on Holocaust Education, the Annual Visual Arts and Writing Contest and a Speakers' Bureau.Fun Fact: The HDEC is in the process of becoming a museum as well as a center for higher education and research. The Center has come far in 30 years and is now ready for the next step - the creation of a museum that will teach the lessons and allow the voices of Survivors to be heard and remembered for generations to come. The first South Florida Holocaust Museum will open in Hollywood, FL within in the next two years.
How Can I Help?
The Center seeks volunteers to help with the Documentation Department by interviewing Holocaust Survivors, Liberators and Rescuers and also by transcribing and audit editing these testimonies. The Center needs people who are interested in working in its library. The Department of Educational Outreach is looking for individuals who would like to participate in its educational programs.
Contact Person: Merle Saferstein
Address: HDEC - 2031 Harrison Street Hollywood, FL 33020
Phone: (954) 929-5690