Education and Action Gallery
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EDUCATION AND ACTION GALLERY, UNION BLDG
In the spring of 2022, the WCHC inaugurated our Education and Action Gallery, the first permanent Holocaust exhibition on Staten Island. Featuring information panels, timelines, maps, photographs, archival objects and interactive displays, our gallery covers the major unfolding of the central events of the Holocaust, from life in pre-war Europe to 21st century genocides. The gallery features a special tribute to Staten Island Survivors, a wall of Rescuers and Resistors, and a unique focus on women.
For visits and tours for school groups, fifth grade through college, please contact
holocaust.center@wagner.edu
Our archival collection contains one of a kind documents, passports, letters, posters, and works of art that tell the individual stories of the Holocaust.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR EDUCATION AND ACTION GALLERY READ ABOUT IT
IN THE STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE:
Outreach and Student Reflections
Estelle Wakszlak Laughlin: In Memoriam
September 5, 2024
“Sixty-four years have passed since my liberation from the concentration camp. I no longer can remember where I last put my glasses, yet I remember–clear as light–scenes that turned my sunny childhood 
WCHC Director Lori Weintrob Receives Special Founders Recognition Award
April 16, 2024
On April 9 2024 the WCHC Advisory Board held its Annual Mitzvah Awards, recognizing outstanding individuals in our community who have dedicated themselves to fighting hate in all its forms, including 
COURAGE IN ACTION: HEROINE PARTISAN ETA WROBEL (1916-2008)
January 5, 2021
Eta Wrobel (1916-2008) Possessed of incredible bravery and pluck, Eta Wrobel refused to allow her destiny to be determined by others. Through her extraordinary acts of defiance--escaping deportation, Fern Zagor: Resistance, Resilience & Hope
October 27, 2020
Fern Zagor, daughter of two Holocaust survivors, has spoken for several years to students of Wagner College about her mother Frieda's experiences in the Warsaw ghetto and Majdanek, and her post-war commitment 
Shir Levav (Sing from the Heart)
August 31, 2020
Mission Statement: Shir Levav is an organization devoted to singing from the heart. Shir Levav creates intergenerational connections through the arts. Young adults bring joy to those young at heart, 
So What? Maintaining the Holocaust Themes in a New Production of CABARET
June 20, 2018
It’s November, 2018. The setting is a recreation room in a college dorm. Spilling out of the room are the friends, family members, and fans of Cabaret who have come to take in a student produced production Vigilant but Cautiously Optimistic: Discussing the Threat of Fascism in the Modern Age
September 6, 2017
Vigilant but Cautiously Optimistic: Discussing the Threat of Fascism in the Modern Age by Daniel Smith, Class of 2018 An Introduction “There is no precedent for Trump’s election, no way to know what Vigilant But Cautiously Optimistic: Interview One - Dr. Steve Snow
September 6, 2017
Vigilant But Cautiously Optimistic: Interview One - Dr. Steve Snow by Daniel Smith, Class of 2018 On February 1st, 2017 the Holocaust Center for Education and Programming had the pleasure of interviewing 
Superman Fights in the Holocaust: Honoring Heroes
August 10, 2017
To send Superman “where I’m needed most” may sound like a familiar mission, but this time it’s not the typical fighting against evil aliens or villains to protect humanity. The world renowned 
Meet Consolee Nishimwe
August 10, 2017
Meet Consolee Nishimwe: A Rwandan Genocide Survivor who dedicated her life to changing the world, one speech at a time. As an intern at the Wagner College Holocaust Center, one of my assignments this 
Gregory Perillo’s Holocaust Images
August 10, 2017
Art that portrays terrible events captures what words cannot say. World War II veteran and artist Gregory Perrillo uses light and dark, and details, as tools to project emotions that reflect the horror Educational Resources
- My Parents' Mixed Messages on Holocaust
- Anne Frank Today is A Syrian Girl
Education Video Gallery
What Does the Holocaust Mean to You?
Directed and Edited by Riley Bartolomeo. This piece is for the Wagner College Holocaust Education & Programming Center website. Watch What Does the Holocaust Mean to You?
Wagner College holds Holocaust remembrance events
New York 1's Aaron Dickens reported on a May 3 program at the John W. Lavelle Prep School on Staten Island conducted by Wagner College's Holocaust Education and Programming Center. Watch Wagner College holds Holocaust remembrance events
WC = We Contribute
For Leslie Lopez, WC means We Contribute — to the Wagnerian, and to Holocaust education. Watch WC = We Contribute
What Does the Holocaust Mean to You?
Wagner College holds Holocaust remembrance events
WC = We Contribute