The Holocaust and Humanity Center

What The Holocaust and Humanity Center does

The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center (legal name; DBA "The Holocaust and Humanity Center") is a private, independent 501(c)-style nonprofit museum and education center founded in 2000 and headquartered at 1301 Western Avenue, Suite 2101, inside Cincinnati's historic Union Terminal. The organization preserves and disseminates local Holocaust survivor testimonies, artifacts, and archival materials through permanent exhibits (Holocaust Gallery, Humanity Gallery, Dimensions in Testimony), a Coppel Resource Library & Archives, and a Coppel Speakers Bureau that places survivors and descendants in classrooms. Educational programming centers on K-12 field trips (anchored by a five-year partnership with Cincinnati Public Schools that brings every CPS freshman to the museum), educator professional development (Summer Institute on Teaching the Holocaust, Roma & Sam Kaltman Teacher Fellowship, Lilly & Mark Kurtz Educator Award), and youth leadership days tied to its "upstander" framework, supported by a Scholar-in-Residence and academic partnerships with the University of Cincinnati and Hebrew Union College.

The Center operates a hybrid physical-and-digital GTM: in-person visitation and ticketed group tours at Union Terminal, structured K-12 field-trip sales, corporate partnership tiers (Presenting through Supporting) with named 2025 flagships Duke Energy and Procter & Gamble, and tiered individual giving (Beacons of Humanity: $360-$20,000+ annually, plus the Legacy Society for planned giving). Revenue also includes grants from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati, an annual Upstander Awards Gala, and a growing digital footprint — the weekly Hear My Story video podcast (Cynthia & Harold Guttman Family Center for Storytelling), an Upstander Ripple Effect podcast, and active channels on YouTube (launched June 2024 with 108,000+ views), TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn, plus an online Upstander Character Strengths Assessment. With 15-20 staff, a leadership team of three C-suite officers and six directors, and the Reimagined Humanity Gallery scheduled to reopen in January 2027, the Center is actively expanding its exhibit and digital surface while remaining a regionally rooted institution with a self-reported 2.5M+ annual reach across 25+ countries.

Name

The Holocaust and Humanity Center

Legal name

The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center

Website

https://holocaustandhumanity.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center is a Cincinnati-based nonprofit museum inside Union Terminal that preserves local Holocaust survivor testimonies and delivers Holocaust education exhibits, K-12 field trips, educator professional development, survivor speaker programs, and digital storytelling for students, educators, and the general public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Holocaust Museum and Education Services

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Museums (71211), Historical Sites (71212)

akta.pro primary industry

History Museums (THAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA), Cultural, Arts & Humanities Community Education (Museums/Arts Councils) (EDAAAFAD)

Keywords

• Holocaust education
• Museum exhibitions
• Educational programming
• Survivor testimonies
• Upstander training

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Museum Admission Tickets: Visitors purchase tickets for general admission to the award-winning museum exhibits and galleries
2. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute at various levels through the Beacons of Humanity program ($360-$20,000+ annually) and Legacy Society planned giving
3. Business Partnership Sponsorships: Corporate partners sponsor at various tiers (Presenting, Champion, Leader, Ally, Supporting) receiving brand exposure and community engagement benefits
4. Educational Programs & Field Trips: School groups and educators access field trips, professional development, and curricular resources
5. Coppel Speakers Bureau: Holocaust survivors and descendants share stories with students through booked speaking engagements

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center operates a museum and education center at Cincinnati's Union Terminal, offering permanent exhibits (Holocaust Gallery, Humanity Gallery, Dimensions in Testimony), survivor speaking engagements, youth leadership programs, educator professional development, a podcast series, and curated curricular resources. Core products are experiences and content that preserve Holocaust history and inspire upstander behavior.

Product overview

The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center is a museum and education center offering a portfolio of programs and exhibits focused on Holocaust education and inspiring upstander behavior. The core offerings include permanent museum galleries (Holocaust Gallery, Humanity Gallery, Dimensions in Testimony), the Coppel Speakers Bureau for survivor testimonies, the Hear My Story podcast series, youth leadership programs (including Youth Leadership Days), educator professional development (Summer Institute, Roma & Sam Kaltman Fellowship, Lilly & Mark Kurtz Educator Award), an internship program, annual Upstander Awards Gala, and the Coppel Resource Library & Archives. The Center also hosts traveling exhibits and provides digital program archives for remote engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Holocaust Gallery Permanent museum exhibit featuring stories of local Holocaust survivors, artifacts, and testimonies documenting the Holocaust experience. Available for general museum visitors and school groups.
• Humanity Gallery Permanent exhibit exploring what it means to be an upstander, featuring character strengths and stories of individuals who stood against injustice. Open to museum visitors and groups.
• Dimensions in Testimony Interactive exhibit featuring pioneering technology that allows visitors to have conversations with holographic recordings of Holocaust survivors in real time. Open to museum visitors.
• Coppel Speakers Bureau Program providing Holocaust survivors and their descendants to share their stories with students, available in-person or virtually. Bookable by schools and community organizations.
• Field Trips Guided educational tours of the museum for school groups with curriculum-aligned programming. Targeted at K-12 schools and educational institutions.
• Summer Institute on Teaching the Holocaust Professional development program for educators combining Holocaust scholarship with practical classroom-based teaching strategies. Targeted at K-12 teachers and educators.
• Roma & Sam Kaltman Teacher Fellowship Fellowship program for educators focused on Holocaust education and teaching strategies. Targeted at teachers seeking deeper engagement with Holocaust pedagogy.
• Jacob G. Schmidlapp Bystander to Upstander Youth Leadership Day Annual day-long workshop for 7th and 8th grade students to learn leadership skills and how to affect positive change as upstanders. Targeted at middle school students.
• Hear My Story Podcast Series Weekly video-forward storytelling series featuring Holocaust survivors, liberators, rescuers, descendants, and contemporary justice-seekers sharing their experiences. Distributed on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and iHeart.
• Upstander Awards Gala Annual awards ceremony recognizing individuals who exemplify courage, compassion, and moral leadership in the community. Held at Union Terminal in Cincinnati.
• Coppel Resource Library & Archives Collections department containing books, DVDs, artifacts, archival materials, and oral testimonies relating to the Holocaust and WWII, available for research by appointment. Used by researchers, educators, and the public.
• Curricular Resources Educational materials, lesson plans, and resources for educators teaching about the Holocaust. Targeted at K-12 teachers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91.7% of surveyed individuals say they feel responsibility to stand up to antisemitism and hate after attending programs or visiting the museum
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, major, core, minor and historical.

• Duke EnergyflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Presenting sponsor for 2025 and sponsor of Duke Energy Illuminator Award at annual Upstander Awards
• Procter & GambleflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Presenting sponsor for 2025 Beacons of Humanity Business Partnership Program
• Mayerson FoundationflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Presenting sponsor and supporter of Mayerson JCC partnership, educator programs including Mayerson JCC collaboration
• Fifth Third BankmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Champion-level business partner with history of hosting events including Whitney Austin shooting survivor speaking engagement
• Jewish Federation of CincinnaticoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Community partner supporting Jewish community engagement and Holocaust education initiatives
• Mayerson JCCmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Community partner for Jewish community programming and collaborative events including film screenings
• WCPOminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Community partner and local media coverage provider
• Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Flagship Auschwitz Legacy Fellowship program sending Ohio and Kentucky educators to Poland for Holocaust education
• Cincinnati Museum CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to host major exhibitions including 'Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.' at historic Union Terminal. The unique partnership places the Holocaust education center within a major civic venue.
• Cincinnati Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive-year partnership ensuring every CPS freshman visits the museum for Holocaust education
• University of CincinnatimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership hosting Scholar-in-Residence program with Dr. Sarah Crane and collaborative research
• Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionhistoricalStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal founding location from 2000-2009 before relocation to Union Terminal
• Rockwern AcademyhistoricalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevious location from 2009-2018 before moving to current Union Terminal location

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• The National WWII Museum: New Orleans-based museum covering the broader WWII experience with large-scale visitor traffic, traveling exhibitions, and corporate sponsorship programs; comparable in operational scale and civic-landmark positioning but broader in subject matter than a Holocaust-only institution.
• Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center: Israel's official Holocaust memorial and museum with extensive archives, educational programming, and international research reach; sets global scholarly standards and is a frequent collaborator for institutional content, though geographically separate from the U.S. market.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: National Holocaust museum in Washington D.C. with permanent exhibitions, survivor testimony programs, and educator resources; the largest and most authoritative peer institution, setting the standard for content, scholarship, and federal-funded programming that the Cincinnati center aligns to.
• Simon Wiesenthal Center / Museum of Tolerance: Los Angeles-based Museum of Tolerance operated by the Simon Wiesenthal Center with permanent Holocaust exhibits, human rights programming, and educator training; broader scope than the Cincinnati center but overlapping on Holocaust and upstander curriculum delivery.

Direct peers

• Holocaust Museum Houston: Houston-based Holocaust and human rights education museum with survivor testimony, school outreach, and community programming; comparable scale and structure as a city-anchored nonprofit Holocaust museum with mixed revenue model.
• Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: Mid-sized regional Holocaust museum in Skokie, IL with permanent galleries, Dimensions in Testimony, youth leadership programs, and educator fellowships; the closest functional peer in terms of scale, programmatic mix, and use of holographic testimony technology.
• Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: Dallas-based museum combining Holocaust and human rights education with permanent galleries, Dimensions in Testimony, and strong school district partnerships; directly comparable in programmatic structure, civic-anchor co-location ambitions, and educator focus.
• Holocaust Museum LA: Los Angeles Holocaust museum with permanent galleries, survivor testimony, and educator professional development; comparable mid-sized nonprofit museum with similar community partnership and corporate sponsorship model.
• Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust: NYC-based Holocaust museum offering permanent exhibitions, survivor testimony collection, and educational programming; directly comparable in mission, audience segments (students/educators/donors), and revenue model mix of admissions plus contributions.

Regional players

• Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum: Polish state-affiliated memorial and museum at the former concentration camp site; the Holocaust & Humanity Center's Flagship Auschwitz Legacy Fellowship partner, providing international scholarly credibility and the source of traveling exhibitions such as 'Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.'

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cincyhhc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@holocausthumanitycenter5300
• Facebookfacebook.com/CincyHHC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-nancy-and-david-wolf-holocaust-and-humanity-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/holocaustandhumanity
• TikToktiktok.com/@holocaustandhumanity

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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