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Educating Today’s Young Professionals about the Holocaust

Benefit Event
A Naval Academy student tours the Museum’s main exhibition as part of the Joint Service Academies Mass Atrocity Prevention Symposium. US Holocaust Memorial Museum

A Naval Academy student tours the Museum’s main exhibition as part of the Joint Service Academies Mass Atrocity Prevention Symposium. US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Chicago Next Generation Associate Board Event

One in five American millennials polled last year hadn’t heard of or were not sure whether they had heard of the Holocaust. Why are so many in the next generation unfamiliar with the history? As millennials enter professional and leadership roles that influence society, the lessons from the Holocaust can help them safeguard our democratic freedoms.

For the last 20 years, the Museum has educated law enforcement, members of the military, judges, and select government officials on the role of their historical counterparts during the Holocaust. The training prompts critical thinking about roles and responsibilities today. Join Chicago’s young professionals for a special talk with the Museum’s head of professional leadership programs to discuss the evolution of this work in today’s world.

Speaker
Jennifer Ciardelli, Director, Initiative on the Holocaust and Professional Leadership, William Levine Family Institute for Holocaust Education, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Co-chairs
Jamie Greenebaum
Zach Sheck
Jim Siegel

Next Generation Associate Board Chairs
Alex Entratter
Jordyn Schneider

Tickets cost $55 per person and this event is open to the public. 

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

For more information, please contact the Museum’s Midwest Regional Office at 847.433.8099 or midwest@ushmm.org.

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