Holocaust Educational Foundation
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| Abbreviation | HEF |
|---|---|
| Established | 1976 |
| Founder | Theodore Zev Weiss |
| Founded at | Skokie, Illinois |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | education |
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| Fields | the Holocaust |
Director | Sarah Cushman |
Parent organization | Northwestern University |
The Holocaust Educational Foundation (HEF) is a nonprofit organization founded by Theodore Zev Weiss in 1976 and dedicated to the support of teaching and research about the Holocaust at the university level. A part of Northwestern University since 2013, HEF has helped create curriculum materials about the Holocaust in use at more than 400 colleges.