The Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation is the only organization that funds Holocaust education grants for schools and educators nationwide.
To provide grants for educators to teach anti-hate initiatives, respect, and kindness to students nationwide through Holocaust education.
To inspire students to create a world where all people are treated equally with kindness and respect.
As a young Jewish boy in Poland, Mark Schonwetter survived the Holocaust, along with his mother Sala and younger sister Zosia. They hid in the forest or attics and barns of kind Polish families for three years before being liberated in 1945.
Growing up hearing Mark’s stories of survival, his daughters Ann Arnold and Isabella Fiske always knew the importance of learning about the Holocaust.
Late 2019, they established the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation with a singular focus: to create a world where all people are treated with kindness and respect by expanding and supporting Holocaust education nationwide.
The Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation has offered grants to schools across the country to support field trips, programming, books, and having Holocaust survivors speak to students. Through this work, MSHEF aims to educate our youth about the dangers of hate and inspire them to create a better, brighter future.
Over the years, Mark, Ann and Isabella have shared his remarkable life’s story with students and adults all over the United States.
Since 2020, the MSHE Foundation has offered educational grants to schools across the country to provide support for field trips, programming, books, and Holocaust survivors to speak to students, among other initiatives.
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Students Reached
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States Reached
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Increase in Student Knowledge
This visit and knowledge was meaningful to me because I didn’t know what the Holocaust was growing up. Thank you so much again for giving me the privilege and opportunity to be able to learn about a deep and important part of history that would never be forgotten.
Student
P.D. West Bloomfield HS, West Bloomfield MI
The symposium taught me the critical importance of speaking out against prejudice and intolerance, and it made me realize that each of us has a responsibility to ensure history does not repeat itself. I left feeling more informed and empowered to make a difference in my community by promoting understanding and respect for all people.
Student
Abington Heights High School, Clarks Summit, PA
This was my first year teaching Holocaust education, and I was completely intimidated and nervous. The resources this grant offered me gave me the confidence and education I needed. My students were deeply impacted by the field trips and we had incredibly powerful class discussions based on these experiences.
Brenda
Westosha Central High School, Salem, WI
They, too, now have stories to tell others about the dangers of not only prejudice but also ambivalence in the face of it. They are now empowered to share this knowledge and experience with others, to be leaders in society in opposing prejudice and hatred whenever they see it.
Kimberly
Middle Township HS, Cape May Court House, NJ
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