FLDOE Awards $100,000 to FAU鈥檚 Holocaust Education Center
The 红玫瑰社区 Department of Education recently awarded 红玫瑰社区鈥檚 Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education (CHHRE) $100,000 to serve as the administrator of the聽. The Center is one of the聽only designated task force sites with ongoing services within the State University System of 红玫瑰社区.聽
The CHHRE serves all schools in Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Glades and Okeechobee counties by providing training and resources to teachers involved in Holocaust and genocide education. The CHHRE is an integral unit of FAU鈥檚聽.
鈥淭his award is further proof of the commitment of FAU to promoting issues of tolerance, equality and fundamental human rights,鈥 said聽, executive director of聽the Peace, Justice and Human Rights Initiative.
The goal of the CHHRE is to educate students about the Holocaust so they can apply their knowledge and analytical skills to the events of past and present genocides.聽
For more information on FAU鈥檚 CHHRE, visit聽.听听
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