Georgia
LEGISLATION
Legislation establishing a Commission:
Bill number: HB1664
Title: Georgia Commission on the Holocaust
Date: 1986
Sponsored by: Henson (65th), Murphy (18th), Teper (61st), Orrock (56th), Yates (106th)
Legislation: The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust was established by Executive Order of the Governor in 1986. Bill HB1664 established a permanent commission to “survey, design, encourage, and promote implementation of Holocaust education and awareness programs in Georgia,” and to be “responsible for organizing and promoting the memorialization of the Holocaust on a regular basis throughout the state.”
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ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Georgia Performance Standards for Social Studies (2007):
Grade 5
Standard SS5H6: The student will explain the reasons for America’s involvement in World War II.
b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust.
Grade 6
Standard SS6H5: The student will describe major developments in Europe during the 20th century.
c. Describe World War II; include the ideas of Nazism and Facism, the Allied and Axis powers, the Holocaust, D-Day, Stalingrad, and the roles of Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Truman.
Grade 7
Standard SS7H6: The student will describe major developments in the Middle East during the 20th century.
a. Explain the historical reasons for the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948; include anti-Semitism in Europe, Zionism, and the Holocaust.
Grade 8
Standard SS8H9: The student will describe the impact of World War II on Georgia’s development economically, socially, and politically.
c. Explain the impact of the Holocaust on Georgians.
Grades 9-12
Standard SSWH18: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the global political, economic, and social impact of World War II.
b. Identify Nazi ideology, policies, and consequences that led to the Holocaust.
These standards are mandatory in Georgia.
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STATE RESOURCES
The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust
c/o Murphy Holocaust Teacher Training and Resource Center
Ingram Library
State University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118
Phone: 678.839.6281
Contact: Sylvia A. Wygoda, Chairman Emeritus, Executive Director
E-mail: swygoda@gaholcomm.state.ga.us
URL: http://holocaust.georgia.gov/02/gch/home/0,2454,24114746,00.html
The mission of the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is to provide quality Holocaust Education programs for teachers and students of Georgia’s middle and high schools colleges and universities, and to the general public.
Emory University’s Fred R. Crawford Witness to the Holocaust Project
204C Candler Library
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
Contact: Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies
Director
Phone: 404.727.2298
E-mail: dlipsta@emory.edu
The Witness to the Holocaust Project has committed to make available to high schools and college students and members of the Atlanta community a wide variety of materials and programs dealing with the Holocaust.
Eternal Life Hemshech
1440 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
Contact: Cindy Weik
Phone: 404.870.1623
E-mail: cweik@jfga.org
The mission is to perpetuate the memory of the 6 million victims of the Holocaust and to educate present and future generations.
Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education, Breman Museum
1440 Spring Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
Contact: Dr. Liliane Kshensky Baxter, Director
Phone: 404.870.1872
E-mail: lbaxter@thebreman.org
URL: http://www.thebreman.org
The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and teaching about Jewish history, in particular the Holocaust and the experience of Jews in Georgia. Through its exhibitions, programs and archives, the Museum celebrates Jewish culture and explores the universal themes of human dignity and respect for others.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Georgia Department of Education
2054 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404.656.2800 OR
800.311.3627 (GA)
E-mail: askdoe@doe.k12.ga.us
