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The Institute

The Remember the Women Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that conducts and encourages research and cultural activities that contribute to including women in history.

Special emphasis is on women in the context of the Holocaust and its aftermath, including post-World War II immigration. Other topics include women marginalized within Jewish religion and inter-religious dialogue, as well as the accomplishments and exclusion of women in Jewish and general history, the effects of genocide on women, exploitation of women, and the effects of culture on memorialization.

Through this research and related activities, the stories of women-from the point of view of women-will be available to be integrated into history and collective memory. The work of the Institute is intended to influence academic research and publications, as well as popular culture, by encouraging the inclusion of all of humanity in historical and commemorative representations. Such academic fields as History, Holocaust Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Women's Studies, Gender Studies, and Cultural Studies can benefit from the Institute’s contributions. The Institute’s work can also enrich future films, theater, museum exhibits, and other cultural products.

Board of Directors

Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel, President
Dr. Guilherme A. Plonski, Treasurer
Dr. Sonja Hedgepeth

Advisory Board 

Dr. Elizabeth Baer
Dr. Judy Baumel-Schwartz
Barbara Becker
Dr. Susan Benedict
Dr. Ellen Ben-Sefer
Dr. Eva Alterman Blay
Noreen Brand
Dr. Joyce Brenner
Dr. Batya Brutin
Aviva Cantor
Judy Cohen
Rabbi Tami Crystal
Dr. Barbara Distel
Dr. Karin Doerr
Dr. Insa Eschebach
Dr. Eva Fogelman
Dr. Myrna Goldenberg
Dr. Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska
Bonnie Gurewitsch
Dr. Esther Hertzog
Dr. Sara Horowitz
Elizabeth Howitt
Dr. Mary Johnson
Dr. S. Lillian Kremer
Dr. Marcia Sachs Littell
Dr. Cheyenne Martin
Dr. Dalia Ofer
Dr. Nancy Ordway
Dr. Susan Pentlin
Dr. Diane Plotkin
Dr. Zuzana Polackova 
Rosemarie Reed
Lilly Rivlin
Jean Bloch Rosensaft
Anna Rosmus
Dr. Rosa Ester Rossini
Joan Roth
Dr. Nancy Rupprecht
Dr. Marilyn Safir
Suzanna Sassoun
Rachel Lulov Segall
Nava Semel
Dr. Alice Shalvi
Dr. Miryam Sivan
Dr. Nechama Tec

Funding

Projects currently under the auspices of the Institute have received support from: CNPq - Brazilian National Science and Technology Council, The Five Millers Family Foundation, The Goethe Institute, The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Philadelphia Center on the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights, the Gertrude and Philip Hoffman Philanthropic Fund of the Pittsburgh United Jewish Federation Foundation, the S. H. and Helen R. Scheuer Family Foundation, and others. The Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization registered as a not-for-profit corporation in the State of New York, is seeking financial support from private foundations and individuals interested in supporting research and related academic and cultural activities that address women’s issues, Holocaust-related issues, and Jewish women's issues.

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