Join the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center for our annual International Holocaust Remembrance Event on Sunday, January 26, at 11 a.m. at Union Terminal.
Following a meaningful conversation with local survivors in Reakirt Auditorium, guests will have the opportunity to engage with our groundbreaking Dimensions in Testimony exhibit, featuring new local Holocaust survivor testimony in an interactive format.
The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 — the anniversary of the liberation of AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU — as INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY. On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.
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.
