Queens University Commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day January 26
The Greenspon Center will commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day with its inaugural community event titled Combatting Hate: One Voice at a Time on January 26 at 7:00 pm at Queens University. The evening will honor Holocaust victims as well as highlight the innovative trajectory of Holocaust education today.
The keynote speaker for the event will be Stephen Smith, PhD, Executive Director Emeritus of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, founded by Steven Spielberg in the wake of the filming of Schindler’s List. The program will also honor Rabbi Cytron-Walker as the inaugural 2023 Greenspon Center Upstander Award recipient. This award, bestowed upon an individual who took great risks and exhibited great courage in responding to hate, is sponsored by the Novant Health Coexist BRG Group.