About a half-dozen high school students who took part this school year in the Samuel M. Goldston Teen Philanthropy Project recently decided to donate $3,000 of their own money to the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. Abby Rickin-Marks, a member of the Goldston project, said the decision to support the Holocaust Center was an easy one.
“The Holocaust Center has become a vibrant place for Jews and non-Jews alike all interested in learning about the Holocaust and genocide,” said Rickin-Marks, who graduated last month from Fox Chapel Area High School. “With so many upcoming projects, including their new partnerships with Chatham University and Tree of Life, we thought it was our duty to give back to an organization that is making such tremendous change in the community.”