NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS

Dr. John M. Dougherty
Coordinator of Social Studies at Academic and Professional Standards, New Jersey Department of Education
Address: 100 Riverview Plaza, P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625--0500
Work Phone: 609-984-6304
Fax: 609-292-7276
Email: jdougher@doe.state.nj.us
Website: http://wwwstate.nj.us/education

Dr. Paul B. Winkler
Executive Director at New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education, New Jersey Department of Education
Address: 100 Riverview Plaza, P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625--0500
Work Phone: 609-292-9274
Fax: 609-292-1211
Email: holocaus@doe.state.nj.us
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/holocaust

NEW JERSEY LEGISLATION

Bill Number: A-2780 and S-2006
Year: 1994
Title: An Act Mandating Holocaust Education In Schools
Web Site: www.state.nj.us/njded/holocaust

Legislation:
In 1994 the New Jersey legislature passed an act mandating Holocaust/genocide education for all New Jersey schools. The legislation states: "1. The Legislature finds and declares that a. New Jersey has recently become the focal point of national attention for the most venomous and vile of ethnic hat speeches. b. There is an inescapable link between violence and vandalism and ethnic and racial intolerance. The New Jersey Department of Education itself has formally recognized the existence of the magnitude of this problem in New Jersey schools by the formation of a Commissioners Task Force on Violence an Vandalism. c. New Jersey is proud of its enormous cultural diversity. The teaching of tolerance must be made a priority if that cultural diversity is to remain one of the States strengths. d. National studies indicate that fewer than 25% of students have an understanding of organized attempts throughout history to eliminate various ethnic groups through a systematic program of mass killings or genocide. e. The New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education created pursuant to PL 1991 c. 193, several years ago expanded its missions to study and recommend curricular material on wide range of genocides. The Holocaust Commission is an ideal Agency to recommend curricular materials to local districts. 2. a. Every board of education shall include instruction on the Holocaust and genocides in an appropriate place in the curriculum of all elementary and secondary school pupils. b. The instruction shall enable pupils to identify and analyze applicable theories concerning human nature and behavior; to understand that genocide is a consequence of prejudice and discrimination and to understand that issues of moral dilemma and conscience have a profound impact on life. The instruction shall further emphasize the personal responsibility that each citizen bears to fight racism and hatred whenever and wherever it happens."

Contact Name: Dr. Paul B. Winkler
Address: New Jersey Department of Education 100 Riverview Plaza, P.O. Box 500
City/State/Zip: Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Phone: 609-292-9274
Fax: 609-292-1211
E-mail: holocaus@doe.state.nj.us

NEW JERSEY ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Standard Type: History/Social Studies
Date Implemented: 1996
Grade Level: Middle & High School (grades 7-12)
History/Social Studies: Standard 6.2 World History. By the end of grade 12, students will: D. The Era of the Great Wars (1914-1945): Context: International rivalries leading to WWI; Russian revolutions and aftermath; effects of war and colonialism east and west; search for peace; world depression; rise of fascism; conflicts and imperialism leading to WWII. 2. Demonstrate understanding of the background and global consequences of actions leading to WWII, including Great Depression; rise of totalitarian governments in the Soviet Union, Germany, and China; Growth of Nazism and the background of European anti-Semitism resulting in the Holocaust and its impact on Jewish culture and European society; Other twentieth century genocides, including Turkey/Armenia, Soviet forced collectivization in the Ukraine, and Japan's occupations in China and Korea; Global economic conflicts
Web Site: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/cccs/11socintro.html

Standard Type: English/Language Arts
Date Implemented: 1996
History/Social Studies: 1996
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in New Jersey’s English/Language Arts standards.
Web Site: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/cccs/02/s3_lal.htm

NEW JERSEY HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

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