The Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies is intended for those who would like to increase their knowledge of the Holocaust and its significance, including educators, clergy, community religious and lay leaders, those involved in interfaith dialogue, and members of religious and secular communal organizations.

Requirements for the Certificate 

Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies requires 18 credits (6 courses) which may be taken on-campus or online.

The following courses are required:

• Comparative Genocide
  
• The Holocaust: Victims, Perpetrators, and Bystanders 
  

The remaining courses are electives to be selected in consultation with one’s advisor. They may include:

• Teaching the Holocaust
• History of Anti-Semitism
• The Holocaust through Film
• The Warsaw Ghetto
• Resistance During the Holocaust
• Holocaust and Memory
• Post-Holocaust Judaism
• Literature of the Holocaust

On-campus students may take a practicum either in supervised teaching or supervised research in the Gratz Holocaust Oral History Archive.

Resources for Holocaust Study on the Mandell Education Campus

The Gratz College Tuttleman Library houses a collection of over 2200 titles of Holocaust and Holocaust related resources, including books, videos, and music. In addition, there are approximately 1400 titles on World War II.


The Gratz College Holocaust Oral History Archive comprises over 800 audio-taped testimonies, most of which are transcribed, of Holocaust survivors, liberators, and other witnesses. The Archive also includes unpublished memoirs, letters and diaries, memorial books, and survivor registers. The Archive is a contributing member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Oral History Archives.