Whoever saves a single life is as if one saves the entire world.

– From the Talmud, Book of Jewish Law

Learning About the Past to Understand the Present

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) offers a nationally recognized Holocaust teacher education program for middle and high school teachers. The JFR seeks to create a community of learners versed in the historiography of the Holocaust with a foregrounding in historical and contemporary antisemitism.

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Stories of Moral Courage

The JFR is pleased to offer more than 200 stories of moral courage. Learn about men and women, Christians and Muslims, who risked their lives and often the lives of their families to save Jews during the Holocaust.  

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JFR Statement on Antisemitism

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous "Alarmed" by Growing Wave of Antisemitism.
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How Was it Possible? A Holocaust Curriculum For and By Teachers™

We are pleased to announce our new online program, How Was it Possible? A Holocaust Curriculum For and By Teachers™ (HWIP). The program provides middle and high school teachers and their students with a comprehensive Holocaust unit of study.
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HWIP: Lesson 1.1

Watch the first lesson of HWIP online now. The essential questions addressed in this lesson are:
How did anti-Judaism and antisemitism develop in Europe from the 400 CE to the 19th century?
How are historical acts of antisemitism linked to contemporary stereotypes and biases toward Jewish people?‍
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Footsteps of My Father

Learn about Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, an American Hero.

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Discover the courage of Righteous Gentiles and the Jews they saved through our award-winning films

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Help us keep our commitment to the rescuers and the educators we serve.

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous has provided monthly financial support to Righteous Gentiles for almost 40 years. The Foundation provides nationally recognized academic seminars for middle and high school educators.

We count on your tax deductible donations to continue our work.

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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous offers a nationally recognized Holocaust teacher education program and preserves the memory of Holocaust rescuers.