News Articles
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JFR's support of Righteous in Ukraine
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The JFR's Rescuer Luncheon in Warsaw.
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Roman Kent interviewed by the New York Times.
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JTA article featuring Megan Corbin and other JFR Lerner Fellows, and how the JFR's Summer Institute for Teachers enhanced their ability to teach to the Holocaust.
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Article about the JFR's Traveling Exhibit at Palm Beach Central High School.
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Article featuring Matthew Sackstein and how he honored Knud Christiansen, a Righteous Gentile, for his Bar Mitzvah. Matthew and Knud were brought together through the JFR's Twinning Program.
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The Wall Street Journal profiled JFR Executive Vice President Stanlee Stahl in an article entitled "Group Helping Holocaust Rescuers Spurs Reunion."
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The Star-Ledger profiled JFR Executive Vice President Stanlee Stahl in an article entitled "Stanlee Stahl: Righteous Work" in December 2008.
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The Daily News profile of JFR Executive Vice President Stanlee Stahl in its "Big Town, Big Heart: Celebratng New Yorkers who Make a Difference" section.
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The New York Times profiled JFR Executive Vice President Stanlee Stahl in its "In Person" section in June 2005.
Press Releases
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) mourns the passing of its long-time Chairman, Harvey Schulweis, who passed away Monday, March 18, 2024.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) presented the Robert I. Goldman Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education to Logan Greene, an eighth-grade English language arts teacher at Berry Middle School in Hoover, Alabama, at its annual Advanced Seminar for Holocaust Educators recently held in New Jersey.
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Amid the ongoing Christmas holiday season, The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) is sending $325,500 to 93 Righteous Gentile rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust living in 11 different countries.
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President Andrzej Duda of Poland bestowed his nation’s Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit upon Stanlee Stahl, the executive vice president of The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, for her work in support of Polish rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust
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The Government of Poland has bestowed its Pro Patria Award upon Stanlee Stahl, the executive vice president of The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) for her work in support of Polish rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust and her contributions towards global Holocaust education.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) honored the sacrifices of Polish rescuers of Jews living in Warsaw in one of the largest gatherings of Holocaust rescuers on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jewry.
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12 middle and high school teachers and Holocaust center personnel from five U.S. states will participate in the JFR's 2023 European Study Program in Germany and Poland from July 1st -July 15th.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) has selected 28 middle and high school teachers and Holocaust center staff from 13 states as 2023 Alfred Lerner Fellows to delve into the complex history of the Holocaust as well as discuss new teaching techniques for introducing the subject of the Holocaust into their classrooms. The Fellows participated in the JFR’s Summer Institute for Teachers, an intensive five-day course that took place at the Hilton Newark Airport from June 24 through June 28.
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The JFR's 2023 Advanced Seminar, an intensive three-day academic program that explores several topics addressing the history of the Holocaust, took place at the Hilton Newark Airport January 14 through 16. Participants included 22 middle and high school teachers and Holocaust center staff from nine states.
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Ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday season, The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) is sending $350,000 to 120 Righteous Gentile rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust living in 12 different countries.
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In partnership with The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR), the Holocaust Center of Kean University will honor the memory of Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds this Veterans Day at a virtual event on Nov. 9 at 7:00 p.m., in honor of which is also the anniversary of Kristallnacht.
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EDISON, New Jersey – The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) in partnership with the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County and the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey, will present an evening honoring Jewish War Veterans on Nov. 15th at 7:00 p.m. at the JCC’s campus, 1775 Oak Tree Road. The event will feature Pastor Chris Edmonds, the son of Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, who will recount not only the story of his father’s heroism in saving the lives of 200 Jewish American soldiers but also of how the younger Edmonds discovered his father’s heroism years after his passing.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) has selected 22 middle and high school teachers from 10 states as 2022 Alfred Lerner Fellows to delve into the complex history of the Holocaust as well as discuss new teaching techniques for introducing the subject of the Holocaust into their classrooms. The JFR’s Summer Institute for Teachers is an intensive five-day course that takes place at the Hilton Newark Airport from June 25 through June 29.
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Alan and Stephanie Bonder, speaking on behalf of The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR), captivated an audience of 230 people at Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County’s Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, program.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) has selected 23 middle and high school teachers and Holocaust center staff from six states to participate in its 2022 Advanced Seminar, an intensive two-day academic program that explores a number topics addressing the history of the Holocaust. The seminar, made possible through a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), takes place virtually January 15 and 16.
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Ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday season, The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) has sent $515,000 to 156 Righteous Gentile, rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust living in 14 different countries.
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When Glen Rock teen Natalie Pittman looked for an organization to partner with for her Dec. 4 Bat Mitzvah, it was her personal connection, in the rescue of her own grandmother and great grandmother, that drove her to partner with The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR).
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) has selected 21 middle and high school teachers from 12 states and four educators at U.S.-based Holocaust centers, as 2021 Alfred Lerner Fellows to delve into the complex history of the Holocaust as well as discuss new teaching techniques for introducing the subject into their classrooms. The JFR’s Summer Institute, the Fellowship’s intensive five-day course, will be held virtually from June 27 through July 1.
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As antisemitism continues to rise globally, the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) is bringing back its popular film series on Facebook highlighting the heroism of the Righteous Gentiles who saved Jews during the Holocaust. The award-winning series will run on Monday nights starting July 12 and culminating August 2.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) announced the death of its long-time President Roman Kent who passed away on May 21, 2021, at his home in Manhattan. He was 96.
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Ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday season, The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) is sending more than $306,000 to Christian rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust living in Poland.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) is launching a Monday night movie event online where each week it will air one of its award-winning documentaries highlighting the Righteous Gentiles who saved Jews during the Holocaust.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) honored Yolanda and Raymond Kunz, with its Recognition of Goodness Award on Monday, November 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the New York Public Library in Manhattan.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) presented the Robert I. Goldman Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education to Patricia Skelton, sixth-grade language arts and history teacher at Opelika Middle School, in Opelika, Alabama, at its annual benefit on Monday, Nov. 25 at The New York Public Library in Manhattan.
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Two Holocaust survivors now living in Israel and their Greek rescuer were reunited today in the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, in a program initiated by the U.S.-based Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR). The emotional reunion took place in the presence of nearly 40 descendants of the survivors who are alive today because of the heroic actions taken 76 years ago.
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The JFR will honor the sacrifices of Polish rescuers of Jews living in Warsaw in one of the largest gatherings of Holocaust rescuers in Warsaw. The event will take place on Sunday, September 8th, at 1:00 p.m., at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jewry.
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The JFR has selected 11 middle and high school teachers and Holocaust center personnel from six states to participate in its 2019 European Study Program in Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria from July 9th-July 17th.
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The JFR’s Summer Institute, an intensive five-day course, will be held at Columbia University from June 23rd through June 27th.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR), in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Scranton Jewish Community Center (JCC), will present its award-winning documentary titled “Footsteps of My Father,” during Scranton’s Yom HaShoah Commemoration Event on Thursday, May 2, 2019.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) will present its award-winning short documentary titled “Footsteps of My Father,” at the New Jersey Jewish Film Festival on April 1, 2019, at 7:30pm at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ. This is the New Jersey premiere for the documentary.
