Holocaust Education Intern

The Holocaust Educator School Partnership is a paid internship program at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City for undergraduate and graduate students currently studying in the New York area. 

Interns are trained on how to teach the history of the Holocaust and then work with middle and high school students in public schools to understand this history. The due date to apply for the Fall 2026 semester is 5 PM on June 20th, 2026. The dates for the next training are weekdays between August 10th and August 24th, 2026. 

ELIGIBILITY CHECKLIST 
-Will you be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student during the semester of your internship? 

-Is your college within New York City, or within an easily commutable distance of the museum? 

-Do you have a minimum of one full weekday per week to commit to the program (October through December 2026)? 

-Will you be fully available for the training session in August 2026? 

Compensation 
Interns are paid on a stipend basis. Payment is provided as follows: 

Pre-Visit Presentations: Pre-Visits are 45-minute slideshow presentations delivered in classrooms prior to the class’s visit to the museum. There are often several pre-visits that take place during each scheduled day, with interns earning $60 per presentation. These are typically facilitated by two interns. 

Museum Tours: Tours are typically 90 minutes, and interns will be paid $60 per gallery tour. Some tours may be scheduled for 60 minutes with a reduced stipend. 

Post-Visit Presentations: Post-Visits are 45-minute reflection sessions led by the intern in classrooms subsequent to the class’s visit to the museum. There are often several post-visits that take place during each scheduled day, with interns earning $60 per presentation. These are typically facilitated by two interns. 

Internship Timeline: 

Paid Training: ($20/hr) 

Start Date: Monday, August 10, 2026 

End Date: Monday, August 24, 2026 

Duration: 11 consecutive weekdays of paid training 

Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage (On-Site) 

Training will prepare interns to lead in-classroom pre-visit presentations, facilitate gallery tours and conduct post-visits. 

Regular Semester Schedule: ($30-$60/hr)

Start Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026 

End Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 

Interns will begin delivering presentations and tours as scheduled throughout the fall semester. 

Flexible scheduling will be coordinated based on intern availability and program needs. 

Interns must provide one day of availability for the entire semester. 

Application Process 

-Make sure to fill out our application in addition to the Handshake application → https://mjhnyc.wufoo.com/forms/m191y27e0l9s6yu/ 

-If you have any additional questions, please reach out to our Internship Programs Coordinator, Nadav Heller→ nheller@mjhnyc.org