April 17, 2001
CONTACT:Shannon Wingard (614) 247-6821


MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Hillel Foundation sponsors Holocaust Remembrance Day

Volunteers will take part in 10-year tradition at Ohio State

 

Members of the Holocaust Awareness Council will gather with numerous organizations and volunteers from The Ohio State University community to take part in the 10th Annual 24-hour Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) vigil on the Oval.  The vigil begins at 8 p.m. on Wednesday (4/18) and continues through 8 p.m. on Thursday (4/19).

A candlelight memorial ceremony will take place at the beginning of the vigil.  During the vigil, volunteers will read the names of those who died in the Holocaust.  The names will be read continuously throughout the night and until 8 p.m. the next day.

Sponsored by the Hillel Foundation, the vigil is designed to increase awareness of tolerance issues and to honor the millions murdered during the Holocaust.

WHAT: Holocaust Awareness Council’s 10th Annual Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) vigil.

WHEN: 8 p.m., Wednesday (4/18) to 8 p.m., Thursday (4/19). 

WHERE: The Oval on Ohio State’s Columbus campus.

WHY: To increase awareness of tolerance issues and to honor the millions murdered during the Holocaust.  

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