Media Coverage

Articles

"Area families add to survival stories at Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center " Springfield Republican, October 18, 2009

"Author Michael Bart learned his parents were once Jewish freedom fighters against the Nazis only upon his father's death"Springfield Republican, October 18, 2009

"New Survivor Stories at Hatikvah Center" Jewish Ledger, October 28, 2009

"Holocaust Survivors draw large audience at Hatikvah" Springfield Republican, October 31, 2009

“Holocaust Survivor to Share His Story”   Springfield Republican, April 29, 2009

"Voices From the Past" Republican, April 18, 2009

"UMass, Holocaust Center Weigh Partnership" Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 20, 2009

"Favorite Places" Springfield Republican, October 13, 2008

“Clark University Student has ‘Hands-On’ History Lesson at Hatikvah Center”  Jewish Ledger, August 10, 2008

“Exhibit explores pitfalls of intolerance” The Reminder, June 2, 2008

“Clarksburg Exhibit Explored Roots of Bigotry” iberkshires.com, May 28, 2008

“Holocaust History is preserved in children’s opera” Catholic Observer, April 25, 2008

"Teens Find Center Visit Eye Opener" Springfield Republican, April 18, 2007

"Learn to Stop Crimes of Hate"   by Ahinoam Pollack,  Springfield teenage reporter, Springfield Republican, December 12, 2006

"Jews Celebrate Hanukkah to Remember Two Things"   Longmeadow News  December 14, 2006

"Center Adds New Artifacts to Exhibit"  Longmeadow News  December 14, 2006 

"Photo Exhibit - Judge Sidney Cooley's Story" Springfield Republican, November 8, 2006

"Don't Repeat the Hate" Springfield Republican, November 20, 2006

"Making Much of a Horrid Microcosm" The Boston Globe, May 28, 2006

"Film Discussion Focus on Nun's Efforts to End Anti-Semitism" Diocese Newsletter, March 31, 2006

"Whitney Harris and Christopher Dodd Speak at Chez Josef Event" Agawam Advertiser, December 8, 2005

"War Crimes Lawyer at Hatikvah Center"   Springfield Republican,  October 3, 2005

"Child Survivors"  Springfield Republican, February 6, 2005

"Those Who Lived"  The Enterprise (Brockton, MA) January 20, 2005

"Fighting Racism is a Toxic Battle"  Springfield Republican,  November 16, 2004*

"Would You Have Boycotted These Olympics?"  Springfield Republican,  November 16, 2004*

*These articles were included in the Springfield Republican as part of International Day of Tolerance.

"Holocaust Story Told in Exhibit"   Springfield Republican,  November 8, 2004

"Hatikvah Dedication"  Jewish Ledger, November 12, 2004

"Exhibit Revisits 1936 Olympics" Springfield Republican, October 19, 2004

"Museum's Offering a Reminder to Never Forget" by Tom Shea, Springfield Republican, October 18, 2004

"A Message of Magnitude" Earl Lloyd visits Hatikvah Center, Springfield Republican, October 10, 2004

"Hatikvah Partners with Basketball Hall of Fame" Jewish Ledger, October 2004 

Videos

UMass Opening Reception Video

Masslive Video

In the fall of 2008 the Springfield Republican came to Hatikvah to feature our exhibit and the work we do at the center. See the coverage as it was headlined on Masslive

Whitney Harris Video

Attorney Whitney Harris, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials, was the keynote speaker at Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center’s first annual dinner commemorating the opening of our Permanent Exhibit. This video contains a brief view of his thoughts about democracy.

Dedication Video

On November 7, 2004, Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center dedicated our new permanent exhibit, “A Reason to Remember: Roth, Germany 1933-1942”.    Survivors, their descendants, visitors from Roth and local dignitaries attended the ceremony.
This video shows the Dedication ceremony that took place at the Jewish Community Center.

About Us Video

Learn about our Center, our mission, how we got our name, the programs and services we offer and view our exhibits. This video explains all that takes place at the Center.

NECN (New England Cable News Network)

In October of 2004, two important exhibits came to the greater Springfield area. “A Reason to Remember”, a permanent exhibit opened at Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center and “The Nazi Olympics: Berlin, 1936” a temporary exhibit on loan from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. opened at the basketball Hall of Fame. This video shows NECN’s coverage of the two exhibits.