Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO)
ASSOCIATION OF HOLOCAUST ORGANIZATIONS (aho)
ASSOCIATION OF HOLOCAUST ORGANIZATIONS (aho ), organization established in 1985 to serve as an international network of organizations and individuals for the advancement of Holocaust programming, awareness, education, and research. Among its functions and services are annual conferences held every June, a winter seminar at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum held every January, a listserv for members, a guide to curriculum evaluation, and a website (www.ahoinfo.org). There are also regional branches which meet independently. The aho publishes an annual directory of its membership which is intended to facilitate the aims of the organization. It is distributed, free of charge, to all organizations and individuals who can make use of the information which it contains. The 1988 aho Directory listed 48 members; the 2005 aho Directory lists 231 full and affiliate members, representing a new type of organization, Holocaust museums, education, documentation and commemoration centers that have come into being from the late 1970s onward in the United States and increasingly throughout the world.
The aho is governed by a nine-member board of directors, which is elected by and from the membership at its annual business meeting. The term of office is two years. The aho is run on a volunteer basis. Membership dues cover the expenses of the organization.
[William Shulman (2nd ed.)]