"[This] made it a lot more personal. The history books can only tell you so much.” ~Benjamin (student)

Phil Holtje


Phil Holtje was born and raised in Upstate New York and graduated with a BA in History from Binghamton University. He then moved to the Philadelphia, earned an MA in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at West Chester University in May 2010. He has worked at the Holocaust Awareness Museum for more than two years now and has been involved in the education field for three years. He is currently working on a series of publications that focus on the commemoration of 20th century genocides in popular music.