Holocaust Research Project

Welcome to the Holocaust Research Project. I hope you find the resources available on this website helpful to you personally & as teachers & students.

In addition to the book in progress listed below, the Holocaust Research Team has just completed a journal article: Cohn, Sheryl Needle, Ali, Shainna, Horne, Erik (2009) Holocaust Educational Practices Reviews and Recommendations (pdf). FL: University of Central Florida, College of Education, Department of Teaching & Learning Principles.

You can contact Dr.Cohn scohn@mail.ucf.edu as a resource & a speaker for your group.

Meet the Holocaust Research Project 2009 Team

Sheryl Needle Cohn, Ed.D is an Instructor in the Department of Teaching and Learning Principles, in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida. She is a University Coordinator of Student Teacher Internships for undergraduate and graduate students at both the elementary & secondary grade levels. Dr. Cohn is the author of the illustrated children's book series, The Salamander Stories. In July 2008, Dr. Cohn was accepted as a Holocaust Scholar into the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel. She created the Holocaust Research Project as a teacher & public resource.

Shainna Ali is a senior Anthropology major and honor student at the University of Central Florida. She is the Research and Mentoring Program (RAMP) scholar for the Holocaust Project. Ms. Ali plans to study family law in the near future. Her research interests include cultural, family, religious and gender studies. Shainna is also a choreographer with the Orlando Belly Dance School.

Mariela Perdomo Dillard is an Education major in Lake county. She is Spanish bilingual. Mariela is assigned to the Jewish-Dominican Republic Story in Sosua.

Marina Zorina is a Political Science major, studying International Law, with a minor in Spanish. Fluent in Russian, she is studying at Moscow State University this summer.