“I want to prevent atrocities like that from ever happening again. People have to believe that it happened to the Jews and it can happen again. I love America and I love democracy with all my heart, but how can people defend it if they don’t
realize it can be threatened?”
-Gizella Gross Abramson

“I met Gizella Abramson at a North Carolina Council workshop in 1991. I was instantly compelled by her description of her life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Gizella was an inspiration to all that I tried to accomplish over the next thirty years as a teacher. This resource center is the realization of a dream I have had for many years. I hope to continue Gizella’s message to combat prejudice, discrimination, bigotry, intolerance, antisemitism, and hate.”

-Lee Holder

Resources Available at the Center

Please contact Lee Holder at lee@gizellagrossabramsoncenter.com if you are interested in borrowing any of the titles in the resource lists. Mr. Holder is also available to speak to classes. Please do not hesitate to contact him with any questions you might have. There are also traveling exhibits available through Mr. Holder. Please refer to those resources here: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/classroom-resources/academic-standards/programs-and-initiatives/nc-council-holocaust/traveling-exhibits-holocaust.

Visit the Gizella Gross Abramson Resource Center

The address for the Center is: 500 North Queen Street, Kinston, North Carolina, 28501. Please call (252) 527-2119 for more information. You can also email Lee Holder at lee@gizellagrossabramsoncenter.com.

The goals of the Center are as follows:

To provide resources, lesson plans, and project materials to teachers and students. My primary focus is Holocaust and genocide studies, but I also have many resources for the
study of African American history
To conduct workshops and professional development
sessions for Lenoir County and eastern North Carolina
educators.
To host small classes on the Holocaust and Civil Rights-
related topics. These will vary from one-meeting classes to multi-week classes.
To host presentations for the community on the Holocaust and Civil Rights-related issues.

To host guest speakers on a variety of Holocaust and Civil Rights issues.
To provide a space for teachers and students to study and conduct research
To provide schools with traveling exhibits and teaching
trunks to display at their school or classroom.
To host book club discussions.
To host film viewing and discussions.
To make myself available to speak to civic
organizations in the area.

These individual goals tie into an overarching goal of providing resources to the community to increase our knowledge in battling prejudice, discrimination, racism, antisemitism, and hate.