Susan J. Goldberg Memorial Teacher Award

An outstanding Holocaust and human rights educator during her long career, Susan J. Goldberg's memory is upheld in an award given annually to a regional educator whose work exemplifies Susan's passion to eradicate bigotry and hatred.

Susan was a dedicated English teacher at Westlake Middle School and a charter member of the Educators Planning Committee of the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center. She was also a Museum (Mandel) Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and received the New York State Education Department Louis B. Yavner Award as Outstanding Holocaust and Human Rights Educator.

As a living testimony to her passion to eradicate hatred and bigotry through education and her personal courage to rise above adversity this award was established in 2003 in loving memory to be presented annually to an educator in our area who has made distinguished contributions to their school and community on teaching about the Holocaust and other violations of human rights.

A Letter of Nomination, specifying the work and performance that qualify the nominee for this award, and should state clearly why the candidate merits this particular honor, along with a completed Nomination form should be submitted to Marlene W. Yahalom, HHREC Director of Education at 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, New York 10577.
Downloadable Nomination Form

Nominations due on or before January 31.

Nominations for the award are reviewed by the Educators Planning Committee of the HHREC.

The winner is announced and presented the award at the HHREC Yom Hashoah Commemoration Distinguished Lecture event held each year in April and will receive a certificate and a monetary prize.

Winners' names will be noted on a plaque in the HHREC offices.

Download Nomination Form - 144 kb pdf

Susan J. Goldberg Memorial Teacher Award Recipients

Pamela Raines, Edgemont High School 2003
Stephanie Harley, Greenacres School 2004
Helene Alalouf, Yonkers High / Middle School 2005
Jon Beck, New Rochelle High School 2006
Seth Altman, Yorktown High School 2007
Brett Bowden, Croton Harmon High School 2008
Dawn Kessler, Somers High School 2009

Garfield Charles, Greenwich High School 2010