HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

The VCJC will hold an observance of Yom HaShoah on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at VCJC.

The memorial program will begin at 10:30 AM and will be followed by a webinar at 11 AM presented through TOLI (The Olga Lengyel Institute). TOLI is a recognized leader of Holocaust and human rights professional development education for teachers throughout the US and Europe based in NY. Inspired by the legacy and work of Olga Lengyel, author of “Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor’s True Story of Auschwitz,” TOLI provides educators with the knowledge and skills they need to make the Holocaust relevant for today’s students.

The webinar is entitled Kindertransport: The 10,000 Rescued Children and the Million Who Perished

The Kindertransport (“Children’s Transport”) was a British-organized rescue of 10,000 children – mostly Jewish – who were saved from the Holocaust.

This webinar will highlight the remarkable efforts of Sir Nicholas Winton, the British businessman who brought 669 Jewish refugee children to the UK. We will hear from a survivor – one of “Nicky’s Children” – and the daughter of another.

While the Kindertransport was life-saving for these youths, it was an exception during the Holocaust, when one million children perished. The webinar will feature the remarkable rescue and also the failure of nations, including the US, to open their borders to those who were so desperate to leave.