Marilyn Shimon

Marilyn Shimon is a Holocaust lecturer and volunteer gallery educator at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York. A retired schoolteacher, Shimon has a certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from the Jan Karski Institute for Holocaust Education at Georgetown University, a BA from NYU and an MA from Hofstra University. She earned a 2016 scholarship from the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies at Appalachian University. Shimon is an...See more

Marilyn Shimon is a Holocaust lecturer and volunteer gallery educator at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York. A retired schoolteacher, Shimon has a certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from the Jan Karski Institute for Holocaust Education at Georgetown University, a BA from NYU and an MA from Hofstra University. She earned a 2016 scholarship from the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies at Appalachian University. Shimon is an alumna of the Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Teachers' program and participated in the 9th annual Charlotte and Jacques Wolf Educators' conference with the Anti-Defamation League. The mayor of Jerusalem recognised Shimon for her work as a volunteer soldier in the Yom Kippur War. She taught English and music in Israel. Serving as a translator for the New York office of the Israel Ministry of Defense, she was involved in meetings leading up to the Camp David Accords. See less