Events

Meet you at the Rocket The Columbia Holocaust Education Commission is pleased to announce and present at the State Fair the “Holocaust Remembered” exhibit. This is the first time at…

Girl Scouts of South Carolina, Mountains to Midlands Region is launching the new Remember, Reflect, Respond patch in in partnership with the Anne Frank Center at the University of South…

Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken Glass,” occurred on November 9-10, 1938, throughout Germany and Austria. It was a significant turning point for Jews in Germany and Austria. The Nazi…

The Columbia Holocaust Education Commission commemorated Yom HaShoah on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Beth Shalom Synagogue and on Monday, April 20, 2026, at Dreher High School and Hammond Middle…

Speaker Biography Jennifer Mendelsohn is a sought-after genealogist who specializes in helping Eastern European Jewish families shattered by the Holocaust reclaim their history. Her journey began in 2013, when she…

Columbia, SC - Richland Library welcomes items from the personal Holocaust collection of Dr. Selden K. Smith. Housed primarily at Richland Library Main (1431 Assembly St. 29201) the collection includes…

Features interview with Elisha Wiesel. He is the only child of Holocaust survivor, author, professor, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was designated by The United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. On this day, we honor the six million Jewish victims…