The Butterfly Project

The Butterfly Project: Inspires people to have the courage to look at the Holocaust through the eyes, hearts, and hands of activism. It transforms resistance through art and education, and empowers people to access their highest self to take actions against injustice. The Butterfly Project aka Zikaron V’Tikvah (Remembrance and Hope) is an artistic, educational project that remembers the 1.5 million children who died in the Holocaust, and honors the survivors in the process. Founded by educator Jan Landau and artist Cheryl Rattner Price in 2006, and paired with a meaningful lesson in history; handmade ceramic butterflies are counted collectively to reach our goal of 1.5 million butterflies hanging all over the world, making The Butterfly Project a global , unifying memorial.
MISSION STATEMENT: The Butterfly Project is a call to action through the arts, using the lessons of the Holocaust to educate about the dangers of hatred and bigotry through the painting of ceramic butterflies, permanently displayed around the world to memorialize each of the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust. VISION: The Butterfly Project will be embraced as one of the most unique, creative and effective ways to educate students and communities about the Holocaust, inspiring them to take actions against injustice. Through the power of the documentary film, we will inspire more communities to join us in this effective hands–on approach to Holocaust education, uniting the Holocaust survivor with the next generations; empowering participants to have a voice for the child who was murdered.

https://www.thebutterflyprojectnow.org