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Illinois Holocaust Museum To Hold Online Soirée, Raffle
The annual benefit raises funds to support the museum's efforts to combat a rising tide of racism and anti-Semitism, museum officials said.
SKOKIE, IL — The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center's annual soiree will be held online next month with a livestreamed studio broadcast, organizers announced.
Scheduled for the evening of Sept. 2, the benefit will be emceed by local social columnist Candace Jordan, with surprise guests, a musical performance from Katie Kadan, a Chicago native who was a finalist last year on a televised singing competition, and a special message from Fritzie Fritzshall, a Holocaust survivor and the museum's president, according to a release.
Museum officials said there is a recommended donation of $200 to support the institution's work, but online access to the event will be free.
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“While we are sad that we cannot gather in person this year," said Juliet Gray, president of the Illinois Holocaust Museum’s Women’s Leadership Committee, which hosts the soiree, "we are excited to take the event virtual and feel it is the best way to continue raising funds to support the Museum’s important work."
The committee's annual fundraiser collects money to support future special exhibitions, in-person and virtual field trips for students in underserved communities, training for law enforcement and educational programs for college students, according to the release.
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“With racism and antisemitism on the rise, connecting the lessons of the Holocaust to present day is more urgent than ever,” CEO Susan Abrams said. “While the Museum is focused on education and awareness, social events such as the Soirée are another way to work toward our mission.”
Organizers plan to conduct a raffle drawing at the event for a $1,000 steakhouse gift card, an electronic tablet, a rare bourbon whiskey and a high-end exercise bike at next month's event. Registration and raffle tickets are available online.
The museum reopened to the public on July 15 for the first time since it was forced to temporarily shutter by the coronavirus pandemic in March.
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