Babiy Yar Commemoration

About this event

In honor of the 85th anniversary of the Babiy Yar massacre, please join Holocaust Community Services of CJE SeniorLife, in partnership with the Russian-Speaking Jewish Division of JUF and the Skokie Public Library, for an afternoon of remembrance, reflection, music, and art.Howard Reich, Emmy Award-winning author, journalist, filmmaker and longtime Chicago Tribune arts critic, will deliver the keynote address. His acclaimed books include Prisoner of Her Past: A Son’s Memoir, about his mother, Holocaust survivor Sonia Reich, and The Art of Inventing Hope: Intimate Conversations with Elie Wiesel. The commemoration will also feature works by renowned artist Mikhail Turovsky, whose Holocaust experiences in the former Soviet Union (FSU) inspired powerful paintings that preserve memory and give voice to the stories featured in Never Heard, Never Forget, co-published by Holocaust Community Services.Musical performances by the Musician Alumni of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago will accompany our program, including a memorial candle-lighting ceremony honoring Holocaust victims and survivors.The program will be conducted in English with limited translation to Russian.Doors will open at 3:30 pm.

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