The Queen’s community marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day with several reflective events.
On Jan. 24, the University observed International Holocaust Remembrance Day, established by the United Nations in 2005 to six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust.
In a press release, the University encouraged educators to engage students in discussions on antisemitism, “drawing parallels between historical events and present-day incidents.”
A list of resources suggested educators open classes with a moment of silence or discuss propaganda and the role of the media in perpetuating hate. Throughout the week, Hillel Queen’s will be hosting several educational and community events, including a Survivor Testimony Screening on Feb. 1 on campus.
Queen’s professor Oded Haklai hosted an event on the new forms of Holocaust denial in Poland on Jan. 25.
“We should never lose sight of the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust, the legacy of harm to Jewish communities, and the lessons derived from this tragedy,” Principal Patrick Deane said in a press release.
Downtown, the City of Kingston ed victims and survivors of the Holocaust by illuminating Kingston City Hall in yellow.
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