The Daniel Pearl Education Center (DPEC) is a non-profit, charitable organization committed to the ideals of understanding and community – those principles that are part of the legacy of the late Daniel Pearl. Pearl, the Southeast Asia bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and later murdered by extremists in Pakistan in 2002. The DPEC sponsors a wide range of community outreach programs, including an annual community youth trip to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, a speaker series, high school scholarships and more. Remembering Pearl’s love for the violin and his desire to create “harmony for humanity,” the DPEC annually participates in the global Daniel Pearl Music Days, an international network of concerts that use the power of music to reaffirm a commitment to humanity and understanding.
The mission of the DPEC is to bring together voices for change and understanding in the hopes of creating a deep, lasting sense of community for all. The DPEC seeks to achieve this lofty goal by providing a wide range of programming and by encouraging active dialogue among people, with a particular focus on communicating the ideals of understanding and community to young people.
Based in East Brunswick, NJ, the DPEC works closely with local houses of worship, cultural organizations, youth groups and others to create points of unity and opportunities for cooperation.
The DPEC also partners with the Daniel Pearl Foundation on Daniel Pearl World Music Days and other programming.