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Never Again is Now: Remembering Today, Tomorrow, & Always
Join the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, the Mayerson Jewish Community Center, and Jewish Family Service for the 2024 Yom HaShoah Commemoration. Stand with us as we remember and mourn the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and honor the survivors.
Our featured speaker is James E. Young, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of English and Judaic & Near Eastern Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he has taught since 1988. He is also Founding Director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at UMass Amherst.
More than 20,000 European Jews survived the Holocaust by escaping to Shanghai. Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who served as vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas, Lithuania, helped thousands flee. For his brave efforts, Sugihara has earned the titles of “Japanese Schindler” and Righteous Among the Nations. Sonia Milrod’s father, Jerry, was one of the many people who Sugihara’s actions helped save.
Join us at Union Terminal on Monday, May 6, 7 p.m. for a once-in-a-lifetime moment as Sonia and Chihiro Sugihara, Chiune’s grandson, meet for the very first time. This moving, monumental conversation will reveal in detail how far and wide the ripple effects of being an upstander can reach.
Join us for “Little Acts, Big Impact: Mini Upstander Play Sessions at Union Terminal” in partnership with the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati every second Saturday at 10 a.m. at Union Terminal! This special event series features fun, games, and songs led by talented artists from the Children’s Theatre. Each session will focus on highlighting a specific character strength, fostering a positive and engaging environment for children.
While the little ones immerse themselves in creative and educational activities, parents will have the opportunity to explore our museum. As an added bonus, families who attend the session will be offered free admission into Cincinnati Museum Center Children’s Museum for the day, extending the fun and learning beyond the event.
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to inspire mini upstanders and create lasting memories with your family. This event series is presented in partnership with Cincinnati Museum Center and the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.
Location: Winds of Change Theatre at the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center’s museum on the mezzanine level
Time: Every second Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Cincinnati is a place where upstanders shine. Join us for the 2024 Upstander Awards, where we recognize individuals in the region who use their character strengths to make a difference in the community. Enjoy a gala-style event in historic Union Terminal’s breath-taking rotunda featuring a three-course meal, music, art experiences, and a moving awards ceremony celebrating Cincinnati’s best and brightest upstanders. This year’s Celebrity Upstander Emcee is Debra Messing, Emmy Award-winning actress, producer, and social justice & human rights advocate.
Together, let’s illuminate Cincinnati as a beacon of courage, compassion, and positive change.
Black tie optional. Valet included in ticket price.
More about the Speaker
Debra Messing is an Emmy Award-winning actress, producer, and social justice & human rights advocate.
She is best known for her Emmy & SAG Award-winning role as “Grace Adler” on NBC’s Emmy Award winning comedy series “Will & Grace,” and starred in “The Mysteries of Laura,” and “SMASH,” both on NBC. Notable film credits include the award-winning “Searching,” “Along Came Polly,” “The Wedding Date” “Nothing Like The Holidays,” “The Women,” and “The Dark Divide.”
Messing has been honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Women In Film’s Lucy Award, The Gracie Allen Award, American Comedy Award, among 50 more nominations. Most recently, Messing filmed the Warner Brothers mob drama, “Wise Guys,” opposite Robert De Niro.
Messing can be seen in Universal’s feature film, BROS, alongside Billy Eichner. Messing can also be seen in the feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical, “13,” from the producer of “Chicago,” which is currently available for streaming on Netflix.
Messing returned to Broadway to star in the Spring 2022 limited run of Noah Haidle’s new play, “Birthday Candles.” She last starred on Broadway in John Patrick Shanley’s Tony Award-nominated, “Outside Mullingar.”
Messing has worked as Global Health Ambassador for PSI focusing on HIV/AIDS, and has traveled extensively in Africa in support of the organization. She has testified before the House Foreign Affairs sub-committee on Africa and Global Health and spoke at the International AIDS conference. She is now on the founding board of a new organization called The Body Agency Collective, a non-profit that drives healthcare accessibility for women, education, job creation, advocacy, and innovation around the world.
Messing supports the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Moms Demand Action, ERA Coalition, ACLU, ADL, The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and Marley’s Mutts, amongst many other organizations. She has been honored by the HRC as one of the world’s greatest supporters of the LGBTQ+ community both on screen and off screen, and by The Trevor Project with The Trevor Life Award in recognition of her contributions to the LGBTQ+ community. Messing is also a founding member of the nonpartisan civic engagement organization, i am a voter, and co-hosted the activism-focused podcast, “The Dissenters,” which spotlighted 22 individuals who have made an impact.
Messing grew up in Rhode Island, received her BA from Brandeis University and earned her Masters of Fine Arts from NYU’s The Tisch School of the Arts. She resides in New York City with her son.
Join us for Museum Mindfulness, a yoga event in the iconic rotunda at Union Terminal followed by drinks, appetizers, and insightful conversations with mindfulness experts. Learn how to tap into the science of well-being to become your best self and discover your strengths as an upstander. Reserve your spot now. Please Note: Bring your own yoga mat. All participants will be required to sign a waiver at registration.
Museum Mindfulness is part of the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center’s Cohen Family Upstander Month, an inspiring month of events featuring family activities and an awards ceremony headlined by actress Debra Messing at historic Union Terminal. The month celebrates and uplifts the change makers in our community.
Generously supported by the Cohen Family, the month of events at Union Terminal includes:
- June 2, 2024, at 6 p.m.: Upstander Awards Gala
- June 18, 2024, at 6 p.m.: Museum Mindfulness Yoga: Tapping into the Science of Well-Being
- June 30, 2024, 8:30 a.m.: Upstander 5K Run & Walk
- June 30, 2024: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Upstander Family Museum Day at Union Terminal
The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center was created to carry on the stories and lessons of one of the darkest chapters in human history. Rooted in this educational mission is a vision to create an entire community of upstanders — high-minded, everyday heroes who act because they refuse to be bystanders. The Cohen Family Cincinnati Upstander Month is presented by Duke Energy, the Mayerson Family Foundation, and Procter & Gamble.
Cincinnati’s community of upstanders take over historic Union Terminal for our Upstander 5K, Family Day & Upstander Volunteer Expo. Kick off your morning with the Upstander 5K at 8:30 a.m., which takes runners and walkers on a scenic route throughout the West End. Participants will also enjoy live music, family activities, breakfast, FC Cincinnati activations, and pick-up pickleball tournament outside of Union Terminal.
After you finish up your morning outside, explore upstander activities and experiences throughout the Children’s Museum, Cincinnati History Museum, the Museum of Natural History and Science, and the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center. Browse our Upstander Volunteer Expo, where dozens of non-profit and mission-driven organizations will be available in the Rotunda to share volunteer opportunities and information with museum goers throughout the day.
Sponsored by Fleet Feet.
Register now by clicking the yellow button or visit this page!
Join the Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law in partnership with the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center for the Nancy & David Wolf Lectureship: An Evening with Erwin Chemerinsky.
The lectureship will be hosted at historic Union Terminal in Reakirt Auditorium on September 19 at 5:30 p.m. Erwin Chemerinsky became the 13th Dean of Berkeley Law on July 1, 2017, when he joined the faculty as the Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law. Prior to assuming this position, from 2008-2017, he was the founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law, and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law, at University of California, Irvine School of Law, with a joint appointment in Political Science. Before that he was the Alston and Bird Professor of Law and Political Science at Duke University from 2004-2008, and from 1983-2004 was a professor at the University of Southern California Law School, including as the Sydney M. Irmas Professor of Public Interest Law, Legal Ethics, and Political Science.
Chemerinksy will present on his work followed by a conversation with Jackie Congedo and Professor Jack Harrison, the David and Nancy Wolf Chair in Ethics and Professional Identity at Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law. The David and Nancy Wolf Program in Ethics and Professional Identity was established at Chase College of Law in 2022 to enhance instruction and programming for tomorrow’s leaders and change makers.
4:30-5:30 p.m.: the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center’s award-winning museum will be open for anyone who wants to come early and tour
5:30-6:30 p.m.: Lecture by Chemerinsky and Q&A with Jack Harrison and Jackie Congedo in Reakirt Auditorium
6:30-7:30 p.m.: Reception in historic Rotunda with music, food, and drinks
Please note: CLE credits will be made available.
More about the Speaker
Erwin Chemerinsky is the author of twelve books, including leading casebooks and treatises about constitutional law, criminal procedure, and federal jurisdiction. His most recent books are, The Religion Clauses: the Case for Separating Church and State (with Howard Gillman) (Oxford University Press 2020) and We the People: A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century (Picador Macmillan 2018).
He also is the author of more than 250 law review articles. He is a contributing writer for the Opinion section of the Los Angeles Times, and writes a regular column for the Sacramento Bee, the ABA Journal and the Daily Journal, and frequent op-eds in newspapers across the country. He frequently argues appellate cases, including in the United States Supreme Court.
In 2016, he was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2017, National Jurist magazine again named Dean Chemerinsky as the most influential person in legal education in the United States.
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