Louise Lawrence-Israëls (left) and Wai Wai Nu (right). US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Join us for a powerful conversation with witnesses to genocides nearly 80 years apart: Holocaust survivor Louise Lawrence-Israëls and Rohingya leader Wai Wai Nu. This discussion will be moderated by Naomi Kikoler, director of the Museum's Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide.
This conversation will shine a light on the ongoing persecution of the Rohingya in Burma and the unique perspective and voice that Holocaust survivors can bring to contemporary issues. In March 2022, Secretary of State Antony Blinken chose the Museum as the site to announce the US government's determination of genocide in Burma. It was there that Louise and Wai Wai first met.
Panelists
Louise Lawrence-Israëls, Holocaust survivor and volunteer, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Wai Wai Nu, Witness to the Rohingya genocide in Burma, Founder and Executive Director, Women's Peace Network
Moderator
Naomi Kikoler, Director, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased from the New College of Florida.
For more information, please contact the Southeast Regional Office at 561.995.6773 or southeast@ushmm.org.