Holocaust & Tolerance

Taking an active role in keeping the memory and the lessons of the Holocaust alive, a number of Northern California organizations provide educational programs and offer support to survivors and their families.
East Bay

Holocaust Survivor Services, East Bay
Provides services and assistance for more than 230 Holocaust survivors in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, including home care, care management, volunteers, counseling, social groups and restitution assistance.
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Kindertransport Association
Organizes reunions and events for Kindertransport survivors and the next generations. Also engages in Holocaust education through a speakers bureau and traveling exhibits.
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Bay Area

Bay Area Hidden Children
Group for those who were hidden children during the Holocaust and their descendants. Meets regularly on Zoom and occasionally at members’ homes.
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North Bay

Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide
Sponsors lectures on the Holocaust, genocide, warfare, atrocities and related topics. Develops curricular materials and outreach programs on Holocaust and genocide-related topics, in conjunction with the Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide.
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Peninsula

Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project
Taped testimonies and transcripts from concentration camp survivors, ghetto survivors, liberators, Shanghai refugees and individuals who survived in hiding and are now living in San Mateo County. By appointment only.
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San Francisco

Holocaust Memorial
Created by sculptor George Segal to memorialize the Holocaust. Represents a survivor standing in front of a tragic scene in a concentration camp. Open daily. Entrance at Clement and 34th Avenue.
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JFCS Holocaust Survivor Services
Assistance with reparations; care management; social activities, including the weekly Cafe by the Bay. Transportation, comprehensive senior services, and financial and practical assistance for survivors and their families.
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Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation
Distributes innovative curricula about the heroic resistance of the 30,000 Jewish partisans who fought back against antisemitism and hate. Shares resources with educational and cultural organizations worldwide, reaching millions of young people and students annually.
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JFCS Holocaust Center
Northern California's primary resource for Holocaust education. Tauber Library, archives, oral history collection and artifacts, survivor speakers bureau, teacher training, student programs and Holocaust remembrance.
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South Bay

Holocaust Survivor Services, Silicon Valley
Reparations claims assistance, emergency services and financial assistance through Kavod SHEF; food assistance, care management, home care services, home visits and support groups. Services available in English, Russian, Ukrainian and Hebrew.
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