Recent Events


18 Nov 09

Interfaith Community Tour to Israel

Congregation Emanu-El Israel and Seton Hill University With enthusiasm and excitement, Rabbi Sara Perman, Sister Lois Sculco, S.C. and Sister Gemma DelDuca, S.C. invite you to join them us as they explore, tour and learn about the Land of the...
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19 May 09

Mountain Playhouse performance of "My Heart in a Suitcase"/Robert Mendler

NCCHE hosts Holocaust Survivor Robert Mendler as speaker following student matinee performances of “My Heart in a Suitcase” at Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown, Pa.May 19 & 20.  ...
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15 May 09

Conference Proposal Deadline

Deadline for submission for proposals for presentations for the Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference....
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26 Apr 09

Yom HaShoah Interfaith Memorial Service/Hank Greenspan's "Remnants"

The Annual Westmoreland County Yom HaShoah Interfaith Service planned for Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 2:30 p.m., will welcome Hank Greenspan and his one man play, "Remnants." This program is highly recommended by members of the Association of Holocaust Organizations. Greenspan is a professor at...
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23 Mar 09

Film Screening of "Blessed is the Match"

A film screening of "Blessed is the Match" featuring the film's drector, Roberta Grossman will start at 7:30p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2009, at Carmike Cinemas - behind the Westmoreland Mall. A Q&A session will follow the screening. This event...
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14 Mar 09

Taste of Westmoreland

Taste of Westmoreland fundraiser will start at 6p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg campus. For more information or tickets contact NCCHE at 724-834-7131 or ncche@setonhill.edu....
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04 Mar 09

Film Screening of "Sophie Scholl: The Final Days"

On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, NCCHE along with the Mission Effectiveness Committee, Campus Ministry and the Humanities Division will host a film screening of "Sophie Scholl: The Final Days," during Dr. Fran Leap's Images of Jesus in Film class. The...
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17 Feb 09

Martin Luther King Program

A program in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will feature his youngest daughter, Rev. Bernice King, as the featured speaker. Seton Hill, partnering with Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) and Saint Vincent College, will bring Rev. King to the WCCC's...
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27 Jan 09

United Nations International Commemoration Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

In observance of the United Nations International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education will host an information session in the 2nd Maura solarium at Seton Hill University from 11 am-1...
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18 Nov 08

Featured Speaker: Bettie Ho Carlson

Congregation Emanu-El Israel Sisterhood Welcomes Speaker Bettie Ho Carlson. All are invited to attend on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the C.E.I. Social Hall, on 222 North Main St. in Greensburg, PA. Ms. Ho Carlson will relate...
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11 Nov 08

Kristallnacht Remembrance Service

The annual Kristallnacht Remembrance Service, featuring Fritz Ottenheimer, who escaped from Germany and later returned as a U.S. soldier and Holocaust survivors Bob Mendler, Shulamit Bastacky and Sam and Goldie Weinreb. 6-7 p.m. in Seton Hill's St. Joseph Chapel...
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23 Oct 08

Nostra Aetate Award Presentation

Honoring Dr. Eugene Fisher, retired Associate Director, Secretariat fo Catholic-Jewish Relations of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. On Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 6p.m. in St. Joseph Chapel.  More......
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22 Oct 08

Visiting Scholar Rev. John T. Pawlikowski

Visiting Scholar Rev. John T. Pawlikowski will speak at Seton Hill University (SHU) on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 7p.m. in the Greensburg Room. Rev. Pawlikowski, will discuss recent scholarships on the ministry and writing of the Apostle Paul (in...
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21 Oct 08

Annual Unity Rally

Become a PEACE of the puzzle Join us and celebrate our community's diversity! Oct. 21, 2008 - 7p.m. - St. Clair Park - Greensburg, PA Featuring a candlelight walk to the courthouse Sponsored by the Central Westmoreland Unity Coalition...
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20 Sep 08

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

As part of Seton Hill's Annual Washington, DC, trip, a student tour will be given through the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Sign-up for the tour in the Activities Office when you make your bus reservation. The cost for the bus...
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04 Sep 08

Upcoming Events for Fall 2008

The following is a list of events open to the Seton Hill community, that the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education will be hosting. Please mark your calendars for these exciting events and plan to attend!   Saturday, September 20...
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30 Apr 08

Annual Westmoreland County Yom HaShoah Interfaith Service

The annual Westmoreland County Interfaith Holocaust Memorial Service will take place on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel on Weldon Street, Latrobe, PA. This year’s featured speaker is Mr. Fritz Ottenheimer of Pittsbugh, PA. He...
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10 Apr 08

Film Screening: Nina's Home

Thursday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. Carmike Cinemas—Westmoreland Mall The Pittsburgh Jewish-Israeli Film Festival, in conjunction with the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, will be holding a film screening at Carmike Cinemas located behind Westmoreland Mall in Greensburg. The...
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15 Mar 08

Taste of Westmoreland

Saturday, March 15 at 6:00 p.m. University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, sponsored by Congregation Emanu-El Israel (Tickets are available on campus through NCCHE)...
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04 Mar 08

Lenten Program: Film Screening of "Repentance, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: Anti-Semitism and Changes in the Church"

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 7:00 pm in the Greensburg Room, Seton Hill University Co-sponsored by Campus Ministry and NCCHE...
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11 Feb 08

Lecture: “Literary Responses to the Holocaust” by Dr. Alan Rosen, Yad Vashem

Monday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Greensburg Room....
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07 Nov 07

JoAnne Boyle Forum on World Affairs Lecture with Guest Lecturer Alex Grobman

The JoAnne Boyle Forum on World Affairs Lecture is having Alex Grobman speak on the topic of "Those Who Dared: Rescuers and Rescued" on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lynch Lecture Hall (101L).
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06 Nov 07

Kristallnacht Remembrance Service

On Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. St. Joseph Chapel will host a Kristallnacht Remembrance Service.
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01 Nov 07

Art Exhibit: A Child Artist in Terezín: Witness to the Holocaust by Helga Weissová-Hosková

Seton Hill University to host exhibit "A Child Artist in Terezín: Witness to the Holocaust” by Helga Weissová-Hosková.
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29 Sep 07

NCCHE Sponsors US Holocaust Memorial Museum Group Tour

On Saturday, September 29, 2007, The NCCHE has arranged a group tour of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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08 May 07

A School Visit with Marion Blumenthal Lazan

On Tuesday, May 8, 2007, The NCCHE and Christ the Divine Teacher School will sponsor a discussion with Marion Blumenthal Lazan, Holocaust survivor and co-author of "Four Perfect Pebbles."
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15 Apr 07

Interfaith Community to Observe Holocaust Memorial Day

On Sunday, April 15, Westmoreland County residents will come together in remembrance of the victims of Nazism by observing Yom HaShoah, the Holocaust Memorial Day.
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26 Mar 07

Invitation: Informal Q & A with Dr. Sharon Hutchinson

Members of the Seton Hill Community are invited to join an informal discussion with visiting lecturer and internationally recognized humanitarian, Dr. Sharon Hutchinson, on Monday, March 26th at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
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21 Mar 07

Lenten Program--"Sophie Scholl: The Final Days"

The NCCHE, Humanities Division, Campus Ministry, and Mission Effectiveness Committee have joined forces in sponsoring a viewing of Sophie Scholl:The Final Days.
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17 Mar 07

Deadly Medicine Museum Trip

The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education and the Seton Hill History Club are sponsoring a trip to the Warhol Museum for a viewing of the traveling exhibit Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race. The trip takes place on Thursday,...
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10 Mar 07

Taste of Westmoreland

Mark your calendars Saturday March 10th for the 15th Anniversary of the Taste of Westmoreland.
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11 Feb 07

Seton Hill Biology Club to Visit Traveling Exhibition

The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education and Seton Hill Biology Club are sponsoring a trip to the Warhol Museum for a viewing of the Deadly Medicine exhibit on February 11th.
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05 Nov 06

7th Holocaust Education Conference: Emerging Issues in Holocaust Education (5-7 Nov, 2006)

See the call for papers, the invitation, and a brief update....
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25 May 06

Holocaust Conference Preparations Underway

The NCCHE has begun reviewing proposals for the 7th Holocaust Education Conference, slated for Nov 6-7, at Seton Hill University. Those who submitted can expect notification of the status of their proposals in mid June, according to Wilda Kaylor, associate...
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16 Mar 06
14 Feb 06

Save the Dates: 7th Holocaust Education Conference - November 5, 6, and 7, 2006

The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education (NCCHE) invites Holocaust educators at all levels to attend the 7th Holocaust Education Conference, November 5-7, 2006, at Seton Hill University. The conference theme is "Emerging Issues in Holocaust Education."
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13 Jan 06

Emerging Issues in Holocaust Education: CFP

Proposals are now being accepted for the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education's seventh conference, to be held at Seton Hill University in November of 2006. The submission deadline for panels, individual papers, and poster presentations is April 10, 2006.
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13 Mar 05

Catholic Educators Recruited for Educational Mission to Poland

Seton Hill University's National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education (NCCHE) has partnered with March of the Living International (MOL) to recruit Catholic educators to participate in "An Educational Mission to Poland for Catholic Educators" as part of March of the...
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