Our Mission
To provide grants for educators to teach anti-hate initiatives, respect, and kindness to students nationwide through Holocaust education.
Our Vision
To inspire students to create a world where all people are treated equally with kindness and respect.
Our Story
As a young Jewish boy in Poland, Mark Schonwetter survived the Holocaust, along with his mother Sala and younger sister Zosia. They hid in the forest or attics and barns of kind Polish families for three years before being liberated in 1945.
Growing up hearing Mark’s stories of survival, his daughters Ann Arnold and Isabella Fiske always knew the importance of learning about the Holocaust.
Late 2019, they established the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation with a singular focus: to create a world where all people are treated with kindness and respect by expanding and supporting Holocaust education nationwide.
The Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation has offered grants to schools across the country to support field trips, programming, books, and having Holocaust survivors speak to students. Through this work, MSHEF aims to educate our youth about the dangers of hate and inspire them to create a better, brighter future.
Over the years, Mark, Ann and Isabella have shared his remarkable life’s story with students and adults all over the United States.
