Don’t just light a candle.
Ignite your inner flame.
Yesodeinu provides riveting and relevant Holocaust education that will change your perspective on history – and life.
Don’t just light a candle.
Ignite your inner flame.
Yesodeinu provides riveting and relevant Holocaust education that will change your perspective on history – and life.
Discover
Jewish resilience experientially with Yesodeinu’s tours, courses and programs.
Our Mission.
We guide today’s generation to confront and connect with the most challenging moments in history. Learn about Jewish resilience in the face of adversity through powerful experiences at local cemeteries and historical sites.
Our Programs
Tour
Tour of Monsey Cemetery
Explore the history and legacy of a community built by the remnants of European Jewry. Visit and pray at the kevarim of legendary tzaddikim and Holocaust survivors who are buried in the Monsey cemetery. Tour includes a visit to the Memorial for the Chelmno Victims.
Learn
Lectures of Holocaust topics
Bring Yesodeinu’s unique programs to your school or synagogue. Choose from a variety of workshops and lectures that will inspire powerful connections with the past. Programs can be tailored to enhance an existing Holocaust Studies curriculum or help you create special commemorations and events.
Train
Training for educators
Give your educators the tools to teach about adversity and resilience through the lens of Jewish history. In this professional learning workshop, challenge your staff to think about both the WHAT and HOW they teach about the Holocaust and other difficult subjects while creating safe spaces where all children can learn.
Visit
Guided tour of Holocaust Museum
Book a private tour of a local Holocaust Museum in New York with one of our experienced tour guides. Contact us for a customized package.
“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.”
-Elie Wiesel
Yesodeinu is determined to keep the legacy alive.
Who are our tours for?
Give your students a meaningful experience they’ll never forget. Our tours are geared to high school age students, bringing the lessons they’ve learned about the Holocaust to life. The tours are interactive, experiential and unforgettable.
Students will come away with:
A deeper appreciation of the impact a person can make on this world. A lifelong appreciation for the spiritual and physical heroism of survivors. Stories and facts they’ve never heard before. Insightful customs relevant to cemeteries.
In all of us there is a hunger to learn more about our heritage—to know who we are and where we come from.
If you have family members who perished in the Holocaust, or you have an interest in Jewish history, our tour is an ideal opportunity for you to learn more about the people who are buried in the Monsey cemetery. Hear about their deep commitment to begin life anew, despite their horrific experiences during the Holocaust.
The Holocaust started in Europe, but it didn’t end there.
Many survivors relocated to America, bringing their painful past with them.
Who were they? How did they live? And how did they die?
You’ve grown up with the Holocaust in your blood and heard harrowing accounts from your grandparents and relatives. It shapes your thinking in the most subtle ways.
Gain a deeper understanding of the lives they lived, the challenges they faced and the choices they made – because there’s no guarantee that it won’t happen again.
We owe it to those who survived – and those who didn’t. Whether you’re looking to add meaning to the 9 days/3 weeks, or want to learn more at special Holocaust commemoration dates, you will walk away inspired to live life differently.
With so many Holocaust education resources available, why choose Yesodeinu?
Yesodeinu is not your typical historical resource
Our tours are:
Fast-moving, interactive and engaging Local to the New York area A small investment for an unforgettable experience
With Yesodeinu, you know you’ll get a meaningful experience that will stay with you forever.
With so many Holocaust education resources available, why choose Yesodeinu?
Yesodeinu is not your typical historical resource.
Our tours are:
Fast-moving, interactive and engaging Local to the New York area A small investment for an unforgettable experience
With Yesodeinu, you know you’ll get a meaningful experience that will stay with you forever.
Anything more you wish to find out?
Here are our most frequently asked questions.
If you have any more questions, we’d be happy to talk.
