The United States Holocaust Memorial Council's legislation mandates Holocaust educational programming throughout the country in both religious and secular contexts. Because the religious community has a special interest in the Holocaust, a Committee on Church Relations and the Holocaust was established to engage the various Christian organizations in the United States to fulfill that mandate.

The Brother John G. Driscoll Professorship at Iona College is made possible through a generous endowment from Jack and Susan Rudin. Additional annual funding comes from the Jean and Henry Pollak Division of the Lucile and Maurice Pollak Fund.

Founded in 1993 and funded in part by the Dr. and Mrs. William Winick Symposium on Catholic-Jewish Relations its purpose is:

To promote understanding
To foster mutual appreciation and respect
To disseminate proper and accurate information in teaching about each others faith
To encourage sensitivity toward one another's traditions and beliefs