Holocaust Educational Foundation

This article is about the US organization established in 1976. For the unrelated British charity established in 1988, see Holocaust Educational Trust.
Holocaust Education Foundation
AbbreviationHEF
Established1976; 48 years ago (1976)
FounderTheodore Zev Weiss
Founded atSkokie, Illinois
TypeNonprofit
Purposeeducation
Location
  • Evanston, Illinois, USA
Fieldsthe Holocaust
Director
Sarah Cushman
Parent organization
Northwestern University

The Holocaust Educational Foundation (HEF) is a nonprofit organization founded by Theodore Zev Weiss in 1976[1] and dedicated to the support of teaching and research about the Holocaust at the university level.[2] A part of Northwestern University since 2013, HEF has helped create curriculum materials about the Holocaust in use at more than 400 colleges.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Holocaust Educational Foundation to Become Part of Northwestern U." Chronicle of Higher Education. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2011-01-18.