Shofar Zachor winners over the past 20+ years were honored at the March Cafe Europa in celebration of PHSA's 30th anniversary
Front Row: Magda Willinger (1999, Witness/Survivor); Kae Knight (1991, Educator); Elaine Hirsch (1998, BJE Community Library Coordinator); Valerie Foster (2009, Educator); Robert Sutz (2014, Artist)
Back Row: Steven Johnson (2014, Educator); Paul Wieser (1994, Educator and 2006, ADL's Bearing Witness Program); Bjorn Krondorfer (2010, NAU's Martin-Springer Institute); David Kader (1999, Second Generation/Educator); Katie McFadzen (2000, Childsplay Theater); Ruth Callahan (2013, Educator).
Absent from the photo but in attendance: Ed Hermanski (2007, Educator); and Steve Tepper (2014, EVJCC's Holocaust & Tolerance Museum's Railcar Restoration Project).
Other recipients in Arizona but unable to attend: Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, Luke AFB (1995, American Military Liberators); Helen Handler (1997, Witness/Survivor); Beth Joice (2002, Educator); Peggy Peters (2004, Educator); Judy Peterson (2004, Educator); Nancy Stevenson (2004, Librarian); Kim Klett (2005, Educator); Barbara Hatch (2008, Educator); Sheila Polk (2011, Yavapai County Attorney).
Other recipients now living outside of Arizona and unable to attend: Cameron Harper (1989, Journalist); Pete Fredlake (2001, Educator).
Recipients who are deceased: Jeffery Platt (1990, Educator); Carl Ofisher (z'l) (1992, Witness/Survivor); Anna Koenig (z'l) (1993, Witness/Survivor); Harry and Ella Adler (both z'l) (1996, Witness/Veteran and Survivor); Carolyn Nathan (z'l) (2007, Sponsor of BJE's conference for educators).
When you look at the list of recipients, you realize the variety of efforts that have been made in this state through the decades to keep the memory of the Shoah alive and to learn from its lessons - Survivors and their descendants; military liberators; teachers from middle school through college and also adults, community presentations; children's theater plays; teacher training; journalism; continuing legal education; museum exhibits; and artistic representations. Some recipients have gone on to make Holocaust education a life's work, not only here in Arizona, but at the USHMM, throughout the country and even to other parts of the world.
Back Row: Steven Johnson (2014, Educator); Paul Wieser (1994, Educator and 2006, ADL's Bearing Witness Program); Bjorn Krondorfer (2010, NAU's Martin-Springer Institute); David Kader (1999, Second Generation/Educator); Katie McFadzen (2000, Childsplay Theater); Ruth Callahan (2013, Educator).
Absent from the photo but in attendance: Ed Hermanski (2007, Educator); and Steve Tepper (2014, EVJCC's Holocaust & Tolerance Museum's Railcar Restoration Project).
Other recipients in Arizona but unable to attend: Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, Luke AFB (1995, American Military Liberators); Helen Handler (1997, Witness/Survivor); Beth Joice (2002, Educator); Peggy Peters (2004, Educator); Judy Peterson (2004, Educator); Nancy Stevenson (2004, Librarian); Kim Klett (2005, Educator); Barbara Hatch (2008, Educator); Sheila Polk (2011, Yavapai County Attorney).
Other recipients now living outside of Arizona and unable to attend: Cameron Harper (1989, Journalist); Pete Fredlake (2001, Educator).
Recipients who are deceased: Jeffery Platt (1990, Educator); Carl Ofisher (z'l) (1992, Witness/Survivor); Anna Koenig (z'l) (1993, Witness/Survivor); Harry and Ella Adler (both z'l) (1996, Witness/Veteran and Survivor); Carolyn Nathan (z'l) (2007, Sponsor of BJE's conference for educators).
When you look at the list of recipients, you realize the variety of efforts that have been made in this state through the decades to keep the memory of the Shoah alive and to learn from its lessons - Survivors and their descendants; military liberators; teachers from middle school through college and also adults, community presentations; children's theater plays; teacher training; journalism; continuing legal education; museum exhibits; and artistic representations. Some recipients have gone on to make Holocaust education a life's work, not only here in Arizona, but at the USHMM, throughout the country and even to other parts of the world.