Mission Statement and Purpose
To use the lessons of the Holocaust to raise cultural awareness, to promote acceptance of diversity in hope to eradicate hatred and prejudice, and to provide quality Holocaust and Diversity Education programs for teachers and students of Georgia's schools as well as for the general public throughout the state of Georgia.
The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust was established to teach the lessons of the Holocaust to present and future generations of Georgians in order to create an awareness of the enormity of the crimes of prejudice and inhumanity and a vigilance to prevent their recurrence.
The Commission was established by Executive Order by Joe Frank Harris in 1986. Governor Zell Miller re-established the Commission upon taking office and charged the commission with creating education programs for the citizens. Then in 1998 by act of the Georgia General Assembly the commission became a permanent State Agency. The Commission consists of fifteen members appointed equally by the Governor, Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House. To see the full text of HB 1664 creating the Holocaust Commission click here. The Commission is administratively attached to the Secretary of State.
The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is bipartisan, nondenominational and multiracial.
Contact Information:
The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust
c/o Murphy Holocaust Teacher Training and Resource Center
Ingram Library
State University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118
Phone: 678-839-6281
Fax: 678-839-6514
The Anne Frank Exhibit
101 E. Court Square
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: 404-370-3056
Fax: 404-370-7321