Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Nevada, Reno presents Day of Remembrance 2024, Beyond Courage: Jewish Resistance and Heroes During the Holocaust. This event will honor the past and explore the heroes who resisted during the Holocaust.

The event will begin with a welcome and introduction to the evening by Judith Schumer, co-chair, Holocaust Day of Remembrance.

"With the recent tremendous rise not only in antisemitism but in Holocaust denial, it is more important than ever to present the truth about the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators,” said Schumer. “Programs such as this one illustrate the dangers of prejudice, discrimination and dehumanization. "

Event: Day of Remembrance 2024, Beyond Courage: Jewish Resistance and Heroes During the Holocaust

Date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Time: 7-9 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

Location: Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St., Reno

Cost: Free

RSVP: Limited Seating. Learn more and register for the Day of Remembrance 2024

“OLLI at the University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the significance of the Holocaust Day of Remembrance as a reminder of the atrocities of the past and the importance of fostering awareness, empathy and tolerance in our society today,” said Dolores Ward-Cox, executive director of OLLI.  “By commemorating the Holocaust, OLLI reaffirms its commitment to promoting education, understanding and remembrance of this pivotal moment in history and its profound impact on humanity. Through thoughtful reflection and commemoration, OLLI aims to honor the memory of the victims, and the survivors and their families, while also emphasizing the importance of combating prejudice, discrimination and injustice in all its forms.”

The featured speaker will be Doreen Rappaport, author of more than eighty-five books for children and young adults including Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust. She is an award-winning writer known to educators, parents, children and young adult readers for fiction and non-fiction books that celebrate multiculturalism, the retelling of folktales and myths, history, the lives of world leaders and the stories of those she calls ‘not-yet-celebrated.’ She has been a featured author at the National Portrait Gallery, National Book Festival, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and the White House.

The event is sponsored by the Nevada Governor’s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Jewish Nevada and OLLI at the Sanford Center for Aging, part of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.