Join the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center for our annual Kristallnacht Commemoration, featuring a candle lighting ceremony, on Sunday, November 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Union Terminal.
Following the candle lighting ceremony, join us for a conversation about Holding Hope: Stories of Survival During the Holocaust, a special photography book project that documents the stories of local Holocaust survivors, some sharing their stories for the first time. The panel includes survivors and project leaders reflecting on how together, we will continue being a voice for the voiceless and remembering for the future. Several of the portraits will be displayed during the program and the Center will share future plans for the project.
This year’s guest speaker is Eric Ward. Eric K. Ward, a nationally-recognized expert on the relationship between authoritarian movements, hate violence, and preserving inclusive democracy, is the recipient of the 2021 Civil Courage Prize – the first time in the award’s history that an American has won the prize, revealing the dangerous proliferation of hate crimes and political violence by authoritarian and extremist movements in the United States. Eric brings over three decades of leadership in community organizing and philanthropy to his roles as Western States Center’s Executive Director and Senior Fellow with Southern Poverty Law Center and Race Forward. Since Eric took the helm in 2017, Western States Center has become a national hub for innovative responses to white nationalism, antisemitism, and structural inequality, towards a world where everyone can live, love, work, and worship free from bigotry and fear. In his 30+ year civil rights career, Eric has worked with community groups, government and business leaders, human rights advocates, and philanthropy as an organizer, director, program officer, consultant, and board member.
