Untold Stories of Children During the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide - CHE 2026
All CURRENT NJ Educators:
Join Chhange for the Annual Council of Holocaust Educators Conference
Friday, Dec. 4, 2026 from 8:30 am to 3 pm at the Student Life Center on the campus of Brookdale Community College, in Lincroft, NJ
The event is FREE for current NJ educators and includes lunch. Educators can gain 5 PD hours.
Register today to hear the following speakers:
- Dr. Amy Williams, Kindertransport Scholar in Residence at the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR), discovered the Kindertransport lists in Israel while she was a fellow at Yad Vashem. She will share the story of this groundbreaking discovery and how it sheds new light on the rescue efforts that helped Jewish children.
- Dr. Dagmar Herzog, a distinguished Professor of History and the Daniel Rose Faculty Scholar at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) and the author of The Questions of Unworthy Life: Eugenics and Germany’s Twentieth Century, will talk about the largely neglected history of eugenics and disability with a focus on the disabled children in Nazi Germany.
- Dr. Asya Darbinyan, Chhange Executive Director and co-creator of Chhange’s first Armenian Genocide Survivor Suitcase, will introduce this newly created educational tool for teachers and provide its historical and personal context, including the story of forced Islamization of children during the Armenian Genocide facilitated by the Ottoman state.
- Stacy Schiller, Chhange Board member and educator for more than 30 years, will present the lesson plan that accompanies the suitcase and discuss activities and ways teachers can use the suitcase more fully in their classrooms.