SRU observes Holocaust Remembrance Day
SLIPPERY ROCK — Through a collection of stories and the arts, Slippery Rock University’s “Reflections on the Holocaust” event Thursday shed light on how an act of kindness can change the world.
Professor of history Eric Tuten said the event was intended to create awareness around what happened during the Holocaust.
“The goal is a remembrance of the Nazi regime and the horrific acts carried out. It’s important in our day because we still have genocide happen(ing) in the world,” he said. “We’re hoping to raise awareness so people will alleviate these things from happening.”
During the event, music professors Kathy Melago and Glenn Utsch performed a musical duet by a Czech composer who died during the Holocaust, and guest speaker Lynne Rosenbaum Ravas told the story of two Jewish people who adopted a boy from Germany during the start of the Holocaust.
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