Holocaust Center Of Pittsburgh

What Holocaust Center Of Pittsburgh does

The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is a 501(c)-style nonprofit educational organization founded in 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, operating as a program of The Tree of Life. It delivers Holocaust and antisemitism education through a portfolio of in-person and digital programs serving four primary audiences: Holocaust survivors and their families, educators and students, Christian and interfaith religious communities, and the broader Pittsburgh public. Core offerings include the CHUTZ-POW! Superheroes of the Holocaust comic book series, the Generations Speakers Bureau, Dismantling Antisemitism trainings (including the Reckoning with Antisemitism as Christians project co-founded with Christian Associates of Southwest PA), Holocaust 101 teacher training with Act 48 credits at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, the Girl Scout Patch Program, traveling exhibitions and field trips, the Local Survivors Archive documenting approximately 30 Pittsburgh-area survivors, the By the Waters of Babylon 360-degree video documentary, the Waldman Arts and Writing Competition, and annual commemorations such as Yom HaShoah, Kristallnacht, and International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The underlying technology is a digital archive and multimedia content management system for preserving survivor testimonies, educational resources, and commemorative materials, supplemented by publication and merchandise distribution through an e-commerce storefront (hcpgh.square.site) and content distribution via YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The organization does not develop proprietary software; its technical footprint is best characterized as content production, archive curation, and channel management rather than platform engineering.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded: revenue is derived from individual donations (including Life and Legacy planned giving), foundation grants (with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh identified as a major institutional funder), and ancillary publication and merchandise sales. Public programming, teacher trainings, speaker events, and commemorations are delivered free of charge. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on partnerships with schools, religious institutions, survivor family networks, and venue partners, with limited geographic reach (Pittsburgh metropolitan area and surrounding southwestern Pennsylvania). The organization employs 1–10 staff and operates without disclosed revenue.

Name

Holocaust Center Of Pittsburgh

Legal name

Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh

Website

https://hcofpgh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is a 1980-founded nonprofit that delivers Holocaust and antisemitism education to survivors' families, educators, students, Christian clergy, and the Pittsburgh public through speaker programs, teacher trainings, publications, and a Local Survivors Archive.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Prevention

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Museums (71211), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural, Arts & Humanities Community Education (Museums/Arts Councils) (EDAAAFAD), Community & Cultural Screenings (Museums, Cultural Centers) (MPADAKAH)

Keywords

• Holocaust education
• Antisemitism prevention
• Survivor testimony
• Teacher training
• Commemorative events

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

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. Donations and Fundraising: The center relies primarily on donations from individuals, families, and supporters. The website features options for one-time gifts and Life and Legacy planned giving.
2. Publication and Merchandise Sales: Sale of published works including CHUTZ-POW! comic books, survivor memoirs, and educational materials through their online store.
3. Grants and Foundation Support: Funding from organizations such as the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and other foundations supporting Holocaust education and antisemitism prevention initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh provides Holocaust and antisemitism education through a portfolio of programs including teacher professional development (Holocaust 101), the Generations Speakers Bureau, traveling exhibitions, the CHUTZ-POW! comic book series, Dismantling Antisemitism training workshops, the Local Survivors Archive, commemorative events, and publications. Programming is offered primarily free of charge to schools, religious institutions, survivor families, and the Pittsburgh-area community.

Product overview

The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is a non-profit educational organization (a program of The Tree of Life) offering a portfolio of educational programs, publications, and community resources focused on Holocaust education and combating antisemitism. The core offerings include: the CHUTZ-POW! comic book series featuring survivor stories; the Generations Speakers Bureau connecting survivors with audiences; Dismantling Antisemitism training programs for Christian communities; teacher training and professional development; Holocaust education programs for Girl Scouts; traveling exhibitions and field trips; the Local Survivors Archive documenting survivor histories; publications including survivor memoirs; and annual commemorative events. These programs work together to fulfill the Center's mission of making Holocaust history relevant through personal stories and meaningful engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CHUTZ-POW! Superheroes of the Holocaust: Comic book series featuring stories of Holocaust survivors and heroes
• Generations Speakers Bureau
• Dismantling Antisemitism
• Righteous Among the Neighbors

Products and services

• CHUTZ-POW! Superheroes of the Holocaust Comic Book Series A comic book series featuring illustrated stories of Holocaust survivors from Pittsburgh, designed to engage younger audiences with Holocaust history through visual storytelling. Multiple volumes cover different survivor experiences and are sold via the center's online store with companion teacher resources.
• Generations Speakers Bureau A program that connects Holocaust survivors and their descendants with schools and community groups to share personal testimonies and educate about the Holocaust through in-person speaking engagements.
• Dismantling Antisemitism Trainings and Workshops Training programs and workshops designed to help Christian clergy and lay leaders understand and combat antisemitism in their communities, including the Reckoning with Antisemitism as Christians initiative and the Righteous Among the Neighbors annual recognition program.
• Holocaust 101 Teacher Training Program Professional development program for teachers covering the fundamentals of Holocaust education and offering Act 48 continuing education credits, with ongoing teacher training series providing practical guidance and classroom-ready resources for teaching about the Holocaust and antisemitism.
• Holocaust Education Patch Program (Girl Scouts) A patch program for Girl Scout troops to learn about the Holocaust, prejudice, and resistance through age-appropriate activities, educational content, and badge requirements, with companion resources for troop leaders.
• Traveling Holocaust Exhibitions Mobile exhibition programs that bring Holocaust education content to schools and community venues throughout southwestern Pennsylvania, supplementing on-site field trips.
• School Field Trips Guided educational visits for school groups to learn about the Holocaust through interactive exhibits and survivor stories at the center's permanent exhibit space.
• Local Survivors Archive A comprehensive digital archive documenting the stories and histories of approximately 30 Holocaust survivors who settled in the Pittsburgh area, featuring biographical profiles, photographs, and historical documentation from across Europe.
• Generations Program for Survivor Families A group program for families and descendants of Holocaust survivors featuring social events, book talks, guest lectures, and the Generations Speaker Series focused on the intergenerational impact of Holocaust trauma.
• Published Works and Survivor Memoirs Books and memoirs published by or about local Holocaust survivors, including survivor testimonies and educational materials about the Holocaust, sold via the center's online store.
• By the Waters of Babylon (360° Video Documentary) An immersive 360-degree video documentary featuring the Clarion Quartet performing works by composers silenced during the Holocaust, filmed at Terezin concentration camp and exhibited at the Buhl Planetarium at Carnegie Science Center.
• Waldman Arts and Writing Competition An annual arts and writing competition for students encouraging creative responses to Holocaust education themes, with a teacher hub and student hub supporting participation.
• Annual Legacy Commemorative Events Annual commemorative events including Yom HaShoah, Kristallnacht Commemoration, and International Holocaust Remembrance Day observances held in partnership with Pittsburgh-area venues and organizations.
• La'akam Community Partnership Programs Educational programming developed in partnership with community organizations to provide Holocaust education across diverse populations, including collaborations with the LIGHT Education Initiative and other partner groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• Teacher training with Act 48 professional development credits available
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Venango County Historical SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized the Jewish Heritage in the Oil Region event, demonstrating collaboration with regional historical societies to preserve and share Jewish heritage stories beyond the Pittsburgh area.
• Christian Associates of Southwest PAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded the Reckoning with Antisemitism as Christians project, a major initiative engaging Christian clergy and lay leaders across southwestern Pennsylvania in antisemitism awareness and education. The project has produced a published book of sermons and provides practical tools for dismantling antisemitism in Christian communities.
• Clarion QuartetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians who collaborated with the Holocaust Center on the By the Waters of Babylon project, performing Holocaust-era compositions at Terezin concentration camp and creating an immersive 360-degree video documentary.
• WQEDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced documentary content about Holocaust survivors and memorial projects, including a short documentary about the Holocaust Memorial Garden at Temple Emanuel of South Hills created in partnership with survivor Marga Silbermann Randall.
• Allegheny Intermediate UnitcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHosts the Holocaust 101 teacher training program and serves as a key venue partner for professional development programs in Holocaust education for educators across southwestern Pennsylvania.
• LIGHT Education InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization collaborating on educational programming related to Holocaust education and awareness.
• Temple Emanuel of South HillsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Holocaust Memorial Garden project inspired by survivor Marga Silbermann Randall, serving as both a venue for commemorations and an educational space representing survival and remembrance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel — a broad incumbent in Holocaust education, archives, and teacher training that overlaps with the center's educational programming but operates internationally and at significantly larger scale.
• Simon Wiesenthal Center / Museum of Tolerance: Operates the Museum of Tolerance and runs global antisemitism and Holocaust education programs; comparable in mission focus on antisemitism awareness and Holocaust testimony, though broader in geographic scope and program breadth.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: The national Holocaust memorial museum in Washington, D.C., is a broad incumbent operating at significantly larger scale across exhibitions, archives, and educator training — comparable in mission and core offerings but with vastly greater resources, national reach, and a federal charter.
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL): A national nonprofit running Holocaust education, antisemitism training, and educator resources — overlapping with the Dismantling Antisemitism workshops and teacher training offerings of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, though at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• USC Shoah Foundation: Maintains the Visual History Archive of nearly 55,000 Holocaust survivor testimonies and provides educational programming for teachers and students — directly comparable in the survivor-testimony archive and educational content segment.
• Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center: The largest Holocaust museum in the Midwest, offering exhibits, educational programming, teacher training, and survivor testimony — a directly comparable regional peer in mission, programming structure, and audience.
• Facing History and Ourselves: A national nonprofit providing Holocaust and antisemitism educational resources, teacher professional development, and classroom curriculum — directly comparable in the educator training and curricular resource segment the Pittsburgh center serves.
• Holocaust Museum Houston: A regional Holocaust education museum offering exhibits, teacher training, survivor speakers, and community programming in Houston — a directly comparable operating model and product mix to the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, with similar mid-sized nonprofit scale.
• Holocaust Museum LA: A regional Holocaust education institution serving the greater Los Angeles area with exhibits, survivor testimony, and teacher training — directly comparable in operating model and regional nonprofit structure.

Others

• Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: The center's primary institutional funder and parent-affiliated organization, providing grant support and donor pipeline infrastructure — not a direct competitor but a closely tied ecosystem partner and funding source.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/HolocaustCenterPittsburgh
• Facebookfacebook.com/HCofPgh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/holocaust-center-of-pittsburgh
• Instagraminstagram.com/hcofpgh

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