Nearly 200 photos on 40 posters chart the course of The Holocaust in “The Courage to Remember” a free exhibit at Sacramento State’s Anthropology Museum in Mendocino Hall.
The exhibit is on loan from the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and runs Sept. 20 through Nov. 4. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. A special opening and reception will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, with guest speakers…
The display offers new insights into the Holocaust, and unfolds through four major themes:
- Nazi Germany, 1933-1938
- Moving Toward the “final Solution,” 1939-1941
- Annihilation in Nazi-occupied Europe, 1941-1945; and
- Liberation – Building New Lives
While the magnitude and brutality of the Holocaust are unique, its root causes persist, and so it must always be remembered and examined, according to information from the Center. “For only informed, understanding and morally committed individuals can prevent such persecution from happening again.”
“The exhibit will bring a new generation of students face to face with the cruel historical realities lived by a generation now fading from our presence,” says Terri Castaneda, Sacramento State associate professor and museum director.
The exhibit runs through Nov. 4, to coincide with Sacramento State’s Genocide Conference, being held on that day.
“We are lucky to have the exhibit come to our campus, where we can not only welcome visitors from the community, but also use it as a teaching and learning resource for our students,” says Castaneda.
For more information on the exhibit, visit www.couragetoremember.com. For media assistance, call Sacramento State’s Public Affairs office at (916) 278-6156.
Craig Koscho
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