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Ralph and Sue Stern Chair in Holocaust Education

In September 2000, a major gift from Ralph and Sue Stern endowed a faculty position, the Stern Chair in Holocaust Education, thereby assuring that Holocaust education will be a vital part of Chapman University curriculum for generations to come. The chair honors the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust, as well as members of the Stern family who were among the more than 250,000 individuals who died in the death camp Sobibor.

Leon and Sophie Weinstein Professor of Holocaust History and Jewish Studies

Thanks to a generous gift from the Gold/Weinstein family in 2008, students have had the opportunity to learn from internationally recognized visiting scholars. Dr. Michael Berenbaum, former project director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and current director of the Sigi Ziering Institute at American Jewish University, was the inaugural holder of the professorship in spring 2009. Dr. Marilyn Harran now holds the professorship and serves as Senior Advisor and Founding Director of the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education, a role she held from 2000–2026.