To the People of New Zealand
As Elie Wiesel wrote: Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment- become the center of the universe.
From far across the oceans, we at the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus condemn hatred. We condemn violence. We condemn fear being generated. We condemn the hateful, hurtful, dangerous actions of white supremacy. We offer resolve and hope for a brighter future, where people can coexist across religious difference, across color lines, across beliefs. We offer compassion. We offer solidarity. With the memory of the Holocaust and genocide, with a passion for the betterment of human rights, we say to you, there will be a new day. You are the center of our universe.
In solidarity,
Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus, Holocaust Museum Houston, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Montreal Holocaust Museum, The Florida Holocaust Museum
Leaving Hatred Behind featuring Derek Black
Sunday, April 7 at 12:30 PM or 3:30 PM (please select one)
Derek Black was once heir apparent to the white nationalist movement. His worldviews were shaped since birth by his godfather David Duke and his father Don Black, a Ku Klux Klan grand wizard who founded white nationalism’s first website and online community, Stormfront. Cynthia Canty of Michigan Radio’s Stateside will interview Derek Black about the white nationalist movement and what led him to renounce it.
What changed Derek’s mind?
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Attitudes & Actions: Where Prejudice Can Lead
A Special Exhibit in 3 Parts now through April 1
Includes Jehovah’s Witnesses: Faith Under Fire, which provides an in-depth look at ordinary people who follow their conscience in the face of tyranny, Rwanda: Personal Images, a series of striking pastel drawings about the Rwandan genocide by artist Vivian Bower that encourages viewers to reflect on the words “Never Again” and to think about their impact in a world where other genocides continue to take place, and The Tragedy of War: Japanese American Internment, which brings to life the stories and unjust confinement of 120,000 Japanese American who were forced into a series of camps and to live under armed guard during World War II.
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