NEWBURY – Town Administrator Tracy Blais, the Town of Newbury, and the Newbury Police Department have announced that Chief Patricia Fisher has been selected to participate in this year’s Antisemitism and Holocaust Education for Law Enforcement Officers program.
The educational event will be held at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. on April 8, 2025.
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.
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.
Chief Fisher is one of 18 law enforcement officers in Essex County who were selected to participate.
“I am honored that I was selected to be a part of this program, and I would like to thank the Cliff & Susan Rucker Charitable Foundation and the Lappin Foundation for their generous donation in allowing law enforcement officers across Essex County the opportunity to learn and broaden their understanding of the Holocaust and the role police played in World War II,” said Chief Fisher. “This is a wonderful opportunity, and I look forward to experiencing this educational program to the fullest extent and bringing back new knowledge to my department as we continue to work toward an understanding and accepting community for all.”
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