MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — The Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Department is pleased to share that Chief Todd Fitzgerald has been selected to participate in the Antisemitism and Holocaust Education for Law Enforcement Officers program in the spring of 2025.
The educational event will be held at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. on April 8, 2025. Chief Fitzgerald is among 18 other law enforcement officers across Essex County who were selected to participate.
Chief Fitzgerald was appointed Chief in 2019 and has been a law enforcement officer for 33 years.
The trip includes workshops to examine the role of police in Nazi Germany during World War II, and discussions centered around antisemitism and the challenges of policing in the world today, which the Anti-Defamation League will facilitate. The trip will also include a museum tour.
“I am truly humbled to be selected for this informational and important trip,” said Chief Fitzgerald. “Through this opportunity, I will be able to expand my knowledge and understanding of the history of World War II and bring back valuable lessons to my department.”
The purpose of the program is to educate law enforcement officers on the role law enforcement played in Nazi Germany, to prevent history from repeating itself, and understand the deep history of the effects of World War II.
The trip is paid for through a grant from the Cliff & Susan Rucker Charitable Foundation and coordinated through the Lappin Foundation.
To learn more about the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, click here.
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