Lakin Holocaust Library & Resource Center at Albright College

07/05/2023

Thank you Esther for sharing your story.

04/24/2023

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Young Turk government arrested more than 200 Armenian political and community leaders, including teachers, writers, religious figures and intellectuals in Constantinople (Istanbul). Most were subsequently executed.

This date is often considered as the day on which the intentions of the Armenian Genocide were first exposed. Each year, April 24 commemorates the 1,500,000 men, women and children who were murdered in the genocide between 1915 and 1923.

IWitness brings educators and their students together at the intersection of genocide studies, diversity and inclusion education, and the development of critical literacies needed in the 21st century.

04/19/2023

Today is our 30th birthday! Join us as we try to continue our great work by supporting our $30 for 30 campaign.

We have amazing Holocaust survivor testimony waiting to be transcribed and better shared with Albright College Library and the wider public. Thank you for your support!

Join our $30 for 30 campaign Will you join us in our $30 for 30 Campaign? Celebrating 30 years of Holocaust education and continuing the legacy of our local Holocaust survivors! "Whoever listens to a

09/18/2022

Don't forget to watch starting tonight!

airing on PBS September 18-20 at 8 pm ET. The series sheds light on what the American people knew and did - and did not do - as this catastrophe unfolded in Europe. Stream here: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/us-and-the-holocaust/

04/27/2022

Join us for our Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) event tonight at 7 p.m. at the Highlands in Wyomissing (2000 Cambridge Ave. Wyomissing).

There will be a name reading and concert as part of the program. All are welcome. Masks required.

04/07/2022

in 1994, the Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi began. During this approximately 100-day slaughter, Hutu extremists murdered more than 800,000 of their fellow Rwandans, mostly belonging to the Tutsi minority.

In 1994, between 500,000 and one million Rwandans were massacred in a genocide when the Hutu extremist-led government launched a plan to wipe out the country’s entire Tutsi minority and any others who opposed their policies.

03/30/2022

Holocaust survivors rescued from Ukraine in 'Operation Survivor'

Grassroots groups are working together to rescue Ukrainian Holocaust survivors.

03/22/2022

I look forward from learning from Ellen Germain, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues at the U.S. Dept of State tomorrow evening. All are welcome!

Join us Tomorrow at 7:30 pm for 16th Annual Richard J. Yashek Memorial Lecture
"Why do Holocaust Issues Matter for U.S. Foreign Policy?"
Ellen Germain, U.S. Dept. of State.

Where: MPK Chapel, Albright College

Ellen Germain, the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues at the U.S. Dept. of State, will discuss Holocaust issues and their implications for foreign policy throughout the world.

Lecture is free and open to the public.

03/02/2022

Across Ukraine, innocent people are suffering under the relentless Russian government attacks that began six days ago and have been roundly condemned across the globe.

Today’s bombing of the Babyn Yar Memorial is a stark reminder that among those suffering are Holocaust survivors who have lived through the horror of war before.

As we embrace the Ukrainian people in their hour of need, we must also continue to honor and protect the memory of the 33,771 people murdered by the N***s at Babyn Yar over two days in 1941.

We pray that all Jewish communities and other civilians in the region remain safe.

01/25/2022

Please join us on Thursday night!

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkceuhrD0pEtVW0lsqU33uvU3KhKAUj-kb

01/24/2022

Don't miss this event on Thursday! Link to register below.

Join us Thursday as we honor our Violins of Hope student essay contest winners and mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Our featured speaker is Philip Boehm, translator of "The Passenger".

https://conta.cc/3fQiJvh

01/21/2022

Thankful for our 3Gs who share their grandparents' stories like our local survivors Esther and Sid.

https://www.jewishexponent.com/2022/01/20/next-generation-prioritizes-telling-survivors-stories/?fbclid=IwAR0iSq7kSIjEsWb_VzdGBx_O926lersfEurHqZoyF2bGP5rqF-hJkynTFy8

During this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, the mission to honor Shoah victims and provide educational opportunities to learn about the horrors of the Holocaust is the […]