Facing History and Ourselves
For many years, the Palm Beach Fellowship of Christians & Jews has been providing full scholarships to outstanding teachers in Palm Beach County to attend the Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO) summer workshop, “Holocaust and Human Behavior." The scholarships are named for the late Herbert C. Lee, one of the founders of the Fellowship.
The information, training, and inspiration that the teachers bring back to their classrooms, schools, and community are invaluable to them personally and professionally, and dovetail beautifully with the mission of the Fellowship. With Holocaust Studies a mandated but unfunded part of the State of Florida’s curriculum, the Fellowship understands the importance of providing these tools to local teachers to continue the work of not only Holocaust education but combating social injustice and unjust discrimination of all kinds.
The Fellowship partnered with the School District of Palm Beach County in July 2023 to present a two-day local in-person Holocaust education seminar conducted by FHAO staff.
Palm Beach County educators who participated in the Summer 2023 FHAO session:
Patrick Abbondandolo, Spanish River High School
Kathleen Ali, West Boca Raton High
Gary Aronson, Eagles Landing Middle School
Susan Burns, Palm Beach Gardens High School
Maureen Carter, Boca Raton High School
Mary Cooney, St. Luke's Catholic School
Sheri Crowley, Polo Park Middle School
Chelsea Dittrich, Sunrise Middle School
Scott Epstein, Atlantic High School
Brenda Flores, Woodlands Middle School
Julie Gates, Loggers Run Middle School
Christine Lefkowitz, Palm Beach Central High
Gavin Grow, Boca Raton Middle School
Charles Hagy, The Benjamin School
Judy Harnsworth, Cypress Bay High School
Otis James, Tradewinds Middle School
James Johnson, Forest Hill High School
Amanda Ladd, Park Vista High School
Krystal Lamb, Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School
Sanford Lopater, John I. Leonard High School
Jerome Nichols, Olympic Heights High School
Bradd Weinberg, Caras Middle School
Robert Weiner, Santaluces High School
Courtney Winfrey, Plumosa School of the Arts
