Senators Feinstein, DeWine Introduce Bill which Provides $10 Million in Grants to Teach Students about Holocaust
March 1, 2000

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Mike DeWine (R-OH) today introduced the Holocaust Education Assistance Act, which provides $10 million over five years to educational organizations to teach the history of Holocaust.

“Most teachers have little training and few resources to teach the history of the Holocaust,” said Senator Feinstein. “By creating a funding source for schools and museums to tap into, this bill will ensure that students are better informed about this horrible chapter of human history.”

The bill authorizes $2 million a year for fiscal years 2001 - 2005. Schools, museums and other non-profit organizations will be able to compete for grants to train teachers, conduct seminars and develop education materials on the Holocaust.

It has the support of organizations including: the American Jewish Committee, the American Society for Yad Vashem, Inc., the Anti-Defamation League, the Rabbinical Council of America, the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance, the Untied Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and the World Jewish Congress.

A companion bill (H.R. 3105) was introduced in the House by Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Steve Horn (D-CA), and Henry Waxman (D-CA).