CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS

Ms. Jill Rice
History/Social Science Consultant at Standards and Assessment Division, California Department of Education
Address: 1430 N Street, Suite 4309
Sacramento, CA 95814
Work Phone: 916-323-5472
Fax: 916-323-2807
Email: jrice@cde.ca.gov
Website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/history

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION

Bill Number: 1273
Year: 1985
Title: Model Curriculum for Human Rights and Genocide

Legislation:
In 1985 the California State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 1273 which states that ". . . the State Department of Education shall develop a model curriculum for use by school districts maintaining grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to be incorporated into existing history or social studies courses offered by these districts relating to the issue of genocide." State guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust have been developed for grades 10 and 11. There is an emphasis on "human rights" throughout the K-12 sequence. Section 51220 of the Education Code was amended as of October 11, 2001 as amendment number 804, Chapter 734. There was also a one-time allocation that designated "non-profit agencies to serve as regional social tolerance resource centers" in 1995-1996. A new law passed in September 2002 expanded previous legislation and established two new initiatives: California Taskforce on Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education, and the Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance as a pilot program at the California State University, Chico.

Contact Name: Mrs. Lynda Nichols
Address: California Department of Education Professional Development and Curriculum Support, 1430 N Street, Suite 5408
City/State/Zip: Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-323-5822
Fax: 916-323-2807
E-mail: lnichols@cde.ca.gov

Bill Number: AB 1175
Year: 2004
Title: The Holocaust and genocide
Web Site: http://www.csuchico.edu/mjs/center

Legislation:
BILL NUMBER: AB 1175 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT CHAPTER 364 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 30, 2004 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR AUGUST 27, 2004 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 16, 2004 PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 5, 2004 AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 17, 2004 AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 6, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 22, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 5, 2004 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Koretz FEBRUARY 21, 2003 An act to amend Sections 44775.1 and 44775.8 of, and to add Section 44775.9 to, the Education Code, relating to public schools. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1175, Koretz. The Holocaust and genocide. Existing law, known as the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education Act of 2003, establishes the California Taskforce on Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education, as an advisory body, and establishes the Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance as a pilot program at the California State University, Chico, to promote education regarding the Holocaust, genocide, human rights, and tolerance. Existing law requires the center to report to the Secretary for Education, the Governor, and the Legislature by January 31, 2004. Existing law repeals the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education Act of 2003 on January 1, 2005. This bill would extend the operation of the act to January 1, 2008. The bill would extend the reporting date to January 31, 2007. The bill would enact restrictions concerning the receipt of state funding for the center. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 44775.1 of the Education Code is amended to read: 44775.1. (a) As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) "Taskforce" means the California Taskforce on Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education established pursuant to this chapter. (2) "Center" means the Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance established pursuant to this chapter. (3) "State" means the State of California. (b) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2008, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or extends that date. SEC. 2. Section 44775.8 of the Education Code is amended to read: 44775.8. The center shall engage in the following activities: (a) Support and facilitate teachers' use of certificate programs in Holocaust and genocide studies developed through the California State University. (b) Act as a clearinghouse for teacher training materials. (c) Provide specialized training for teachers and school districts. (d) Assess and monitor the effectiveness of teacher training programs provided by the center. (e) Promote Holocaust and genocide awareness. (f) Compile a roster of volunteers who are willing to share their survivor testimony in classrooms, seminars, and workshops on the subject of the Holocaust or genocide and make the roster available on the center's Web site. (g) Solicit financial support from both the public and private sectors. (h) Promote activities to memorialize the Holocaust and genocide events. (i) Prepare and submit a report to the Secretary for Education, the Governor, and the Legislature no later than January 31, 2007, outlining the activities of the center and reporting on the progress made in achieving the goals outlined in subdivision (b) of Section 44775.7. In addition, the report shall include information on the amount of nonstate funds secured for the purposes of the center and the number of teachers who have participated in training provided by the center. SEC. 3. Section 44775.9 is added to the Education Code, to read: 44775.9. No funds, or resources supported by funds, available to the California State University for support of its educational mission shall be redirected to support the center, including revenues from the General Fund, the California State Lottery Education Fund, and student fee revenues, as well as reimbursements and other income that otherwise would be available for support of the educational mission of the center. SEC. 4. It is the intent of the Legislature that no state funds may be used to fund the Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance.

Contact Name: Dr. Samuel M. Edelman, Center Director & Taskforce Liaison
Address: The Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance California State University 25 Main Street
City/State/Zip: Chico, CA 95929-0265
Phone: (530)898-4874
Fax:
E-mail: sedelman@csuchico.edu
Contact Name: Dr. Carol F. Edelman
E-mail: cedelman@csuchico.edu

Bill Number: AB 2003
Year: 2003
Title: Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education Act of 2003
Web Site: http://www.csuchico.edu/mjs/center/contact

Legislation:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:SECTION 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited as, the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education Act of 2003. SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) There is a known link between violence, vandalism, and ethnic and racial intolerance. However, national studies indicate that fewer than 25 percent of pupils have an understanding of the organized attempts throughout history at the elimination of various ethnic groups through a systematic program of mass killings or genocide. (b) The importance of teaching respect and tolerance in the schools is hereby reaffirmed. Pupils must develop a respect for each person as a unique individual and understand the importance of a universal concern for ethics, human rights, tolerance, and democracy. (c) In order to create an awareness of the enormity of the crimes of prejudice, bigotry, inhumanity, and intolerance and to foster responsibility by future generations to confront these crimes, it is crucial that we teach the lessons of the Holocaust and genocide. (d) The Model Curriculum for Human Rights and Genocide adopted by the State Board of Education, pursuant to Section 51226 of the Education Code, is an important resource for teaching our youth these historical lessons and the significance of the defense of human rights and democracy. In addition, the revised 2001 edition of the History-Social Science Framework and Content Standards for California Public Schools provides the guidelines for teaching in this area. (e) While the Model Curriculum for Human Rights and Genocide establishes excellent guidelines, it is important to build upon that framework by providing educators with easier access to curricular materials and more accessible teacher training for providing instruction on the Holocaust, genocide, human rights, and social tolerance. A statewide coordinated program can ensure that these resources are accessible to all teachers. (f) While the current version of the Model Curriculum for Human Rights and Genocide and the History-Social Science Framework and Content Standards for California Public Schools include many examples of the Holocaust, genocide, and human rights violations, it is important to recognize that there are many other historical events of genocide and human rights violations that may be included in the discussion on these issues. (g) The personal stories of survivors, rescuers, liberators, and witnesses are a powerful and effective tool in teaching about human rights, genocide, and the Holocaust. SEC. 3. Chapter 3.64 (commencing with Section 44775.1) is added to Part 25 of the Education Code, to read: CHAPTER 3.64. THE HOLOCAUST, GENOCIDE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND TOLERANCE Article 1. General 44775.1. (a) As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) "Taskforce" means the California Taskforce on Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education established pursuant to this chapter. (2) "Center" means the Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance established pursuant to this chapter. (3) "State" means the State of California. (b) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2005, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2005, deletes or extends that date. Article 2. The California Taskforce on Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education 44775.2. (a) The California Taskforce on Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education is hereby established. (b) (1) The taskforce shall be composed of 11 members appointed as follows: (A) The Executive Director of the State Board of Education, or his or her designee. (B) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her designee. (C) The Chancellor of the California State University, or his or her designee. (D) The Executive Director of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, or his or her designee. (E) Three public members appointed by the Governor. (F) Two public members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. (G) Two public members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. (2) The Executive Director of the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Chancellor of the California State University, and the Executive Director of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, or their designees, shall serve as ex officio members. (3) The public members of the taskforce shall be residents of the state and shall be appointed with due regard to, but not limited to, any of the following: (A) Persons who have served prominently as spokespersons for or as leaders of organizations serving members of religious, ethnic, national heritage or social groups, which were subjected to genocide, torture, wrongful deprivation of liberty or property, officially imposed or sanctioned violence, or other forms of human rights violations and persecution. (B) Persons who are survivors of the Holocaust or genocide, or are experts in oral history on the Holocaust or genocide. (C) Persons who are experienced in the field of genocide or Holocaust education, have a demonstrated interest or involvement in genocide or Holocaust studies, or represent liberators of victims of genocide or the Holocaust. (D) Representatives of the academic community on Holocaust or genocide studies or educators from the elementary and secondary school system. (c) The term of each member of the taskforce shall be two years. A vacancy shall be filled within 60 days of its occurrence by the appointing authority. (d) Appointments shall be made during the 2003 calendar year. 44775.3. (a) A person may not continue as a member of the taskforce if he or she ceases to hold the office or be a member of an association or organization that qualifies that person for appointment to the taskforce. (b) The taskforce shall work with the Center for Excellence established pursuant to Section 44775.7 and other Holocaust, genocide, and tolerance institutions, programs, and organizations to carry out its duties. (c) Members of the taskforce shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duty. However, any reimbursement for these expenses shall not be from state funds. (d) A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members of the taskforce, but the taskforce may establish a lesser quorum for conducting scheduled meetings. All meetings of the board shall be held in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meetings Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). (e) The taskforce shall establish a schedule of meetings to be held a minimum of four times a year or as determined by the State Board of Education. 44775.4. The duties of the taskforce shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Advise the Governor and Legislature on strategies to improve Holocaust and genocide, human rights, and tolerance education in the state. (b) Identify, to the extent possible, all programs in the state that train teachers in Holocaust or genocide studies, or both. (c) Identify any state Web sites that include information on how teachers can access information on the Holocaust or genocide coursework and resources. (d) Identify strategies for improving access to Holocaust, genocide, and tolerance education materials and information. (e) Promote the implementation of Holocaust and genocide, human rights, and tolerance education. (f) Coordinate activities that will appropriately memorialize the Holocaust and genocide education throughout the state. (g) Secure private ongoing funding for the taskforce. (h) Carry out any other tasks that are deemed by the State Board of Education to be necessary to support the ability of the state to meet it goals in providing Holocaust, genocide, human rights, and tolerance education. (i) Submit an annual report to the Legislature on the progress and status of the taskforce. 44775.5. With respect to its duties, the taskforce shall be an advisory body only, and there shall be no right or obligation on the part of the state, or the parties meeting or conferring, to implement the findings or recommendations of the taskforce without further legislation that specifically authorizes implementation of the findings or recommendations. 44775.6. The taskforce may apply for and accept grants and receive gifts, donations, and other financial support from the public or private sources, subject to Sections 11005 and 11005.1 of the Government Code, for the purpose of carrying out its duties pursuant to this chapter.

Contact Name: Dr. Samuel M. Edelman
Address: The Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance California State University, Chico
City/State/Zip: Chico, CA 95929-0265
Phone: (530)898-4874
Fax:
E-mail: GenocideCenter@csuchico.edu
Contact Name: Dr. Carol F. Edelman
Address: The Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights and Tolerance California State University, Chico
City/State/Zip: Chico, CA 95929-0265
Phone: (530)898-4874
Fax:
E-mail: cedelman@csuchico.edu

CALIFORNIA ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Standard Type: History/Social Studies
Date Implemented: 1998
Grade Level: Middle & High School (grades 7-12)
History/Social Studies: [For Grade 10] 10.8 Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II. 5. Analyze the Nazi policy of pursuing racial purity, especially against the European Jews; its transformation into the Final Solution; and the Holocaust that resulted in the murder of six million Jewish civilians. (Excerpted from http://www.cde.ca.gov/standards/history/grade10.html) [For Grade 11] 11.7 Students analyze America's participation in World War II. 5. Discuss the constitutional issues and impact of events on the U.S. home front, including the internment of Japanese Americans (e.g., Fred Korematsu v. United States of America) and the restrictions on German and Italian resident aliens; the response of the administration to Hitler's atrocities against Jews and other groups; the roles of women in military production; and the roles and growing political demands of African Americans. (Excerpted from http://www.cde.ca.gov/standards/history/grade11.html)
Web Site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/standards/history/.
English/Language Arts: A Picture Book of Anne Frank, David Adler Badenheim 1939, Aharon Appelfeld Tzili. The Story of a Life, Aharon Appelfeld In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer, Jennifer Armstrong Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust, Susan D. Bachrach To Destroy You Is No Loss: The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family, Joan D. Criddle Sea of Memory, Erri De Luca Tales from the Secret Annex, Anne Frank The Other Victims: First-Person Stories of Non-Jews Persecuted by the Nazis, Ina R. Friedman Tearing the Silence: Being German in America, Ursula Hegi Why Do They Hate Me? Young Lives Caught in War and Conflict, Laurel Holliday, Ed. Schindler’s Ark (Schindler’s List), Thomas Keneally If Not Now, When?, Primo Levi Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story, Ken Mochizuki In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer, Irene Gut Opdyke The Lily Cupboard: A Story of the Holocaust, Shulamith Oppenheim Escape to the Forest: Based on a True Story of the Holocaust, Ruth Yaffe Radin The Upstairs Room, Johanna Reiss On the Beach, Nevil Shute Enemies, A Love Story, Isaac Bashevis Singer

Standard Type: English/Language Arts
Date Implemented: 1997
History/Social Studies: EC §51220(b) says that the adopted course of study for grades seven to twelve, inclusive, shall offer courses in the social sciences. The courses shall draw "upon the disciplines of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology, designed to fit the maturity of the pupils. Instruction shall provide a foundation for understanding the history, resources, development, and government of California and the United States of America; instruction in our American legal system, the operation of the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, and the rights and duties of citizens under the criminal and civil law and the State and Federal Constitutions; the development of the American economic system, including the role of the entrepreneur and labor; the relations of persons to their human and natural environment; eastern and western cultures and civilizations; human rights issues, with particular attention to the study of the inhumanity of genocide, slavery, and the Holocaust, and contemporary issues.
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in the English-Language Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools. The state’s reading list provides Holocaust-related literature recommendations for grades 3-12. The following books are listed currently on the state's reading list: A Picture Book of Anne Frank, David Adler Badenheim 1939, Aharon Appelfeld Tzili. The Story of a Life, Aharon Appelfeld In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer, Jennifer Armstrong Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust, Susan D. Bachrach To Destroy You Is No Loss: The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family, Joan D. Criddle Sea of Memory, Erri De Luca Tales from the Secret Annex, Anne Frank The Other Victims: First-Person Stories of Non-Jews Persecuted by the Nazis, Ina R. Friedman Tearing the Silence: Being German in America, Ursula Hegi Why Do They Hate Me? Young Lives Caught in War and Conflict, Laurel Holliday, Ed. Schindler’s Ark (Schindler’s List), Thomas Keneally If Not Now, When?, Primo Levi Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story, Ken Mochizuki In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer, Irene Gut Opdyke The Lily Cupboard: A Story of the Holocaust, Shulamith Oppenheim Escape to the Forest: Based on a True Story of the Holocaust, Ruth Yaffe Radin The Upstairs Room, Johanna Reiss On the Beach, Nevil Shute Enemies, A Love Story, Isaac Bashevis Singer
Web Site: http://goldmine.cde.ca.gov/standards/reading, http://www.cde.ca.gov/literaturelist/litsearch.asp.

CALIFORNIA HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

For Holocaust-related resources in CALIFORNIA, click on the following link:
http://www.ahoinfo.org/membersdirectory/

For other Holocaust resources in CALIFORNIA, either click on the following sites or contact the organization at the e-mail address provided.

http://www.shschools.org

http://holocaustcenter.claremontmckenna.edu