An Evening of Reflection: Yom HaShoah Commemoration

Join The National WWII Museum and the New Orleans Jewish Community Center Holocaust Committee for an evening of remembrance and reflection to commemorate Yom HaShoah, a day dedicated to the approximately six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

The moving commemoration ceremony will include remarks from members of the local Jewish community and Museum Trustee Caren Rubin, whose father, Mark Rubin (1937–2021), was a Holocaust survivor and longtime Museum Trustee, as well as a performance from the New Voices New Orleans choir.

Following the ceremony, historian Jason Dawsey, PhD, of Arizona State University will be joined by playwright Dodd Loomis and Holocaust survivor Rose Lefkowitz-Rosenkranz for a panel discussion exploring the creation and meaning of Only Miracles, Loomis's theatrical work based on the extraordinary true story of Rose’s parents, Ed and Helen Lefkowitz. The conversation will examine how Rose’s family history—spanning Nazi-occupied Poland, the Soviet Gulag system, and postwar displacement—was transformed into a stage production, and why these Eastern European and Soviet experiences are essential to understanding the full scope of the Holocaust.

A reception from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. will precede the event and will include hors d'oeuvres, as well as an open bar for beer and wine.

For additional information, contact Maggie Hartley, EdD, Director of Public Engagement, at maggie.hartley@nationalww2museum.org

This event is made possible through the generous support of The Mark Rubin Family Endowment for Holocaust Education.