Resnick Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Resnick Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

About the Center
The mission of the Resnick Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (RCHGS) is to instill within current and future military leaders a sophisticated understanding of the Holocaust and other instances of genocide, and to inspire them to prevent future atrocities in their roles as military leaders. The center provides a critical space for research, teaching, and collaboration in interdisciplinary studies of the past and present.
The center is internationally recognized as the hub of teaching, research, and practice for military education and training about mass atrocity and its prevention. Its unique work ensures that the U.S. Military Academy, the Army, and the Department of Defense are permanently innovating, expanding the toolbox available for detection and prevention, and educating cohorts of officers equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to wrestle with humanity’s worst conflicts.
Partners and Supporters
Support for the Resnick Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies comes from several sources - all of which allow the center to support the study of genocide and mass atrocity.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Museum of Jewish Heritage

The Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, US Army War College

The Stewart and Lynda Resnick Foundation

The Gottesman Family Foundation

BG(R) Raymond Bell, Jr.

The Beitler Family Foundation

Cadet Engagement





Publications and Resources
Contact Us
UPS/ FEDEX Mailing address:
U.S. Military Academy
601 Cullum Road, Rm 161A
West Point, NY 10996
Collaborate With Us
The Office of Research helps coordinate West Point’s research efforts with external entities. Those interested in conducting research with West Point can email the Associate Dean for Research.
Support Us
While the academy's core academic, military, and physical development programs receive federal support, many projects and activities that are of great value but outside the "core" designation receive minimal to zero funding from the government. The Superintendent has prioritized the Resnick Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, which falls in the latter category, as an academy need and a means of providing a distinct and vital contribution to our nation. Creating this capacity requires private support, and thus the RCHGS is part of West Point’s current “For Us All” capital campaign.
Mr. Mike White
(845) 446-1557