International Holocaust Remembrance Day Memorial Service
Date & Time: Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 5-6:30 p.m.
Format: Hybrid
Location: Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Room 1102
Zoom: Register at https://appstate.zoom.us/s/96714056625 to receive the link. Registration required.
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) is pleased to host the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Memorial Service beginning at 5:00 p.m. on January 27, 2024. The service will be held at Appalachian State's Turchin Center for the Visual Arts located at 423 West King Street in Boone. Virtual attendees should register here to receive the Zoom link.
Schedule of Events:
Doors Open (5:00 p.m.)
Introduction
Comments
The Meaning of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Music, Prayer and Comments
Organized by CJHPS, the program is co-sponsored by Appalachian State's College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History, and Department of Philosophy and Religion. The event is free and open to the public. For a disability accommodation, visit odr.appstate.edu.
For more information about International Holocaust Remembrance Day, visit holocaust.appstate.edu/events/international-holocaust-remembrance-day.
Questions? Contact CJHPS via email at holocaust@appstate.edu or via phone at (828) 262-6118.
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About the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies was founded in 2002 to develop new educational opportunities for students, teachers and the community. Located administratively within the College of Arts and Sciences, the Center seeks to strengthen tolerance, understanding and remembrance by increasing the knowledge of Jewish culture and history, teaching the history and meaning of the Holocaust, and utilizing these experiences to explore peaceful avenues for human improvement and the prevention of further genocides. The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies is an associate institutional member of the Association of Jewish Studies, a member of the Association of Holocaust Organizations and a member of the North Carolina Consortium of Jewish Studies. Learn more at holocaust.appstate.edu.
About the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Located on 423 W. King St. at the crossroads of campus and community, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University engages visitors in dynamic and accessible exhibition, education, outreach and collection programs. These programs inspire and support a lifelong engagement with the visual arts and create opportunities for participants to learn more about themselves and the world around them. Learn more at https://tcva.appstate.edu/about/visit.
Written by Amy Hudnall
Edited by Lauren Gibbs
January 19, 2024
BOONE, N.C.
The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University
The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University