Press Releases

ATLANTA, GA - The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust has launched a new travelling exhibition titled “Fashioning a Nation: German Identity and Industry, 1914-1945." The exhibition opened at the Goethe-Zentrum in Atlanta where it will remain on display on the Plaza Level of Colony Square Mall unt

 WASHINGTON, DC – The Holocaust did not begin with killing; it began with words. The Museum calls on all American citizens, our religious and civic leaders, and the leadership of all branches of the government to confront racist thinking and divisive hateful speech. 

Brendan Murphy of Marist School in Atlanta has been named Distinguished Educator of 2016.

Dr. Andrea Videlefsky has been named the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust’s 2016 Humanitarian Award recipient.

On April 19, 2016, Governor Nathan Deal signed a proclamation declaring May 1-8, 2016, as "Holocaust Days of Remembrance" in Georgia. View the proclamation.

Five members were sworn into the board of the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, after their appointments were announced by Speaker of Georgia House of Representatives David Ralston.

Five members were sworn into the board of the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, after their appointments were announced on October 3, 2015, by Governor Nathan Deal. Joining the Commission are Chuck Berk, Dr.

Gretchen Bauer Abernathy has been named the Distinguished Educator of 2015 by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust.

On April 17, 2015, the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, on behalf of the State of Georgia, is hosting the annual State Official Observance “Days of Remembrance” in commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust and to honor survivors and liberators.

On April 17, 2015, the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, on behalf of the State of Georgia, is hosting the annual State Official Observance “Days of Remembrance” in memory of the victims of the Holocaust and to honor survivors and liberators.