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The Helen & Joe Farkas Center for the
Study of the Holocaust In Catholic Schools
The Helen and Joe Farkas Center for the Study of the Holocaust in Catholic Schools exists to honor Holocaust survivors and to bring them together with today’s students.
We connect this difficult history to how we act locally and globally today so that the slogan, “Never again!” can become a reality for all peoples.
We seek to preserve the history of the Holocaust for future generations. By integrating the use of survivor oral testimonies in educational settings, either in person or by means of primary and secondary resources, we educate both students and their instructors about social justice and moral courage.
For more information, contact Jim McGarry, Director at or at 415-269-1670.
Knud Dyby, Of Blessed Memory, 1915-2011, standing between Paul and SharrySchwarzbart when he was honored at the Israeli Consulate
Knud spoke at Mercy several times, telling his part in the heroic rescue of Danish Jews. His portrait by Evvy Eisen, hangs in Room 306, the classroom of Henriette Howett, whose grandparents were also rescuers.
Farkas Center in the news
- Lessons in Christian witness from man who stayed behind in Rwanda - Catholic SF
- A Holocaust survivor’s wisdom for teens: "Tolerance – first of all, tolerance" - Catholic SF
- S.F. Catholic school honors ‘courage and spirit’ of survivors - JWeekly
Check out pictures from events held through the Farkas Center