Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission Awards $75,000 in Grants for Holocaust and Genocide Education

The Holocaust Memorial on the south grounds of the Ohio Statehouse

COLUMBUS, OH—The Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission (OHGMEC) has awarded $75,000 in grants to support Holocaust and genocide education across the state.

Administered in partnership with Ohio Humanities, a nonprofit organization that shares stories to spark conversations and inspire ideas, this grant program supports eligible non-profit, educational, and governmental organizations in Ohio. Grant recipients provided matching funds for all project proposals.

“The Commission is pleased to provide this grant support for a unique variety of programs that will make Holocaust and genocide education more accessible to Ohioans across the state,” said OHGMEC Executive Director Andrea Brookover.

OHGMEC’s 2024 program grant recipients include:

  • Canton Jewish Community Federation, for A Day Against Hate program in Summit County schools
  • Capital University in Bexley, for Immersing with Anne Frank exhibition and program
  • Cincinnati Ballet, for “Our Story” contemporary narrative ballet using reflections of Holocaust survivors
  • Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, for RUTKA: A New Musical based on notebook of Jewish teen during Holocaust
  • Jewish Community Board of Akron, for “Echoes of the Holocaust: Antisemitism Then and Now” program
  • Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, for a visiting Holocaust Scholar in Residence 
  • Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus, for Yom HaShoah programming and Six Million Voices virtual tour of Auschwitz
  • Kol Israel Foundation in Pepper Pike, for “Traces: Voices of the Second Generation” writing workshop
  • Maltz Museum in Beachwood, for DEGENERATE! Hitler’s War on Modern Art exhibition 
  • Muskingum University in New Concord, for Holocaust scholar program on “The Holocaust through Photographs”
  • Youngstown Area Jewish Federation, for Holocaust Remembrance Programs

OHGMEC was established by the Ohio General Assembly in December 2020. We are tasked with gathering and distributing Holocaust and genocide educational resources, promoting awareness of these issues, and advising state government officials on relevant matters.

To learn more about OHGMEC’s future grant program guidelines, please visit the grants page at holocaust.ohio.gov. Grant funding for other humanities projects can be found on the Ohio Humanities website at ohiohumanities.org.

Contact:
Andrea Brookover
abrookover@ohiohistory.org