Ramapo students may minor in Human Rights and Genocide Studies. The CHJS supports this program with events and courses taught by its director. The College also offers a Jewish Studies Minor, which can be a meaningful complement to academic explorations of the Holocaust鈥攐ne which recalls the agency, culture, and history of victims.

The CHGS maintains a growing collection of books and other materials pertinent to research and teaching in our fields of Holocaust and genocide studies.

CHGS Resources

CHGS Office Collection
CHGS maintains its own collection of books and other materials relevant to the study of the Holocaust and genocide. Students may borrow them with permission. View the .

CHGS in the Stacks
Thanks to our donors, CHGS built a that are integrated into the George T. Potter (RCNJ) Library system. You can find them just outside Special Collections Reading Room (and CHGS office) on the second floor of the library.

Click on the program links below for course descriptions.

Courses Offered in Fall 2026: Human Rights and Genocide Studies Minor

HIST 357: Holocaust Dr. Jacob Ari Labendz TF 1:45 p.m.
COMM 379: Social Documentary & Human Rights Dr. Ghennifer Zando-Dennis R 2:15 p.m.
LAWS 320: Transitional Justice Dr. Mihaela Serban MR 4:10 p.m.
PHIL 233: Ethics Dr. Lisa Cassidy T 8:00 a.m.
TF 11:50 a.m.
SOCI 202: Social Inequality Dr. Kristin Kenneavy Online
SOCI 250: Intl. Migration & Human Rights Dr. Vincent Bloch T 9:55 a.m.

Courses Offered in Fall 2026: Jewish Studies Minor

HIST 375: “Holocaust” with Dr. Jacob Ari Labendz