The Holocaust Center for Humanity teaches lessons of the Holocaust, inspiring students of all ages to confront bigotry and indifference, promote human dignity, and take action.
The Holocaust Center for Humanity is a museum and educational center dedicated to preserving Holocaust history with an emphasis on local stories. Learning about the Holocaust helps us understand how ordinary people and institutions can be drawn into systems of hatred and violence—and how others chose to resist. It reveals the fragility of democracy, the power of prejudice, and the consequences of indifference. By studying this important history, we honor the victims, confront the complexities of human behavior, and reflect on what it means to act with responsibility and humanity today.
Founded in 1989, the Holocaust Center partners with educators, students, community groups, and individuals across the Pacific Northwest to provide teaching materials, public programs, and opportunities to learn directly from Holocaust survivors and their descendants. The Holocaust Center inspires people of all ages to confront hatred, promote human dignity, and take action. Located in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, the museum features permanent and rotating exhibits that bring these stories and lessons to life.
Highlights of the breadth of our work include:
Museum & Collections
- Finding Light in the Darkness exhibit
- Temporary exhibits and museum events highlighting archives, authors, and scholars
- Extensive archival collection from local Holocaust survivors
Education Programs
- Teacher training & lesson plans for educators
- Speakers Bureau of Holocaust survivors, survivors of other genocides, and Legacy Speakers
- Field trips
Community Programs
- Monthly virtual Lunch & Learns
- Continuing Generations: a group for descendants of Holocaust survivors
- Annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Yom Hashoah events
Witnessing History, Changing the Future
Leaving a Legacy: Speaking in Our Schools
The Holocaust Center's Strategic Plan 2022-2025
The 3-year Strategic Plan sets clear goals with measurable outcomes to ensure we are meeting the needs of our community and creating a meaningful and sustainable organization. Strategic priorities include:
- Scale to more schools
- Reach new audiences
- Connect the past to today
- Build organizational strength
- Secure our future
The Holocaust Center for Humanity strives to remember the past, connect the lessons of history to our lives today, and build an equitable future for all.
The Holocaust Center for Humanity believes that the diversity of identities and experiences individuals bring to the Holocaust Center is a resource, strength and benefit. Accordingly, the Holocaust Center expects everyone to demonstrate respect for the different experiences, beliefs, and values expressed by visitors, volunteers, and staff.
Board of Directors
President: Paul Bloom, Climate Solutions, Senior Advisor
Treasurer: Chuck Stempler, Alphagraphics, Business Owner
Secretary: Ron Friedman, Ogden Murphy Wallace, Attorney
Vice Presidents:
David Alhadeff, Goldman Sachs, Vice President
Eric LeVine, Business Owner, Emeritus Board Member for United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Rachel Nathanson, Urban Planning Consultant, Business Owner
Naomi Newman, Marketing Communications, Media Relations, and Presentation Development
Immediate Past President: Lynne Smith, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Retired Deputy Director
Shelley Bensussen, Retired Salesperson, Past Board Chair JFGS, Community Volunteer
David Bley, Retired Nonprofit Executive and Community Volunteer
Alex Bogaard, Brown and Brown of Washington, President
Bobbe Bridge, Former WA State Supreme Court Judge; Founder, Center for Children & Youth Justice
Melissa Brown, Community Volunteer
Helena Burnett, Student Leadership Board Representative
Arik Cohen, Meta, Technical Program Manager
Cara Egan, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center, Senior Communications Officer
Tal Eidelman, Product Manager, Google
Lela Franco, Philanthropist
Henry Friedman, Retired Business Owner, Holocaust Survivor
Anne Green, Consultant & Senior Advisor
Emma Lacalli, Seattle Colleges Foundation
Rabbi Tamar Malino, Temple Beth Shalom and Congregation Emanu-El, Spokane
Rabbi James Mirel, Temple B'nai Torah, Senior Rabbi Emeritus
Nancy Powell, Philanthropist, Director of the Powell Family Foundation
Marcelo Prieto, Google
Jack Schaloum, Federal Army Navy Surplus, Business Owner
Judy Schocken, Philanthropist
Jessica Schriger, Google
Jenai Sheffels, Educator
Gregg Small, Climate Solutions, Executive Director
Jordan Weiner, Software Developer
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