Mission Viejo To Commemorate The Holocaust

From the City of Mission Viejo:

January 23, 2020

The City of Mission Viejo is joining people from near and far in commemorating the Holocaust on January 27 – and in the spring with a special event and exhibit from the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel.

The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 for the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Israel and Jewish communities around the globe, the date for Holocaust Remembrance Day – or Yom HaShoah – falls this year on April 21, which recognizes both the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Israeli Independence Day.

In honor of these significant dates, the City will hold a remembrance ceremony on April 21 and exhibit three separate art installations from the World Holocaust Remembrance Center at the Mission Viejo Civic Center, Norman P. Murray Center and Potocki Center for the Arts. The exhibits - Art in the Holocaust – Yad Vashem; Shoah – How was it humanly possible?; and The Anguish of Liberation as Reflected in Art – will be on display April 18-26.

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