Holocaust remembrance
Holocaust remembranceCMU students host event to commemorate Holocaust victims

Holocaust remembrance

CMU hosted an event where the names of children murdered in the Holocaust are read by faculty, staff and students and the names of concentration camps were painted on the fence.

(Photo courtesy of Marlene Behrmann)
(Photo courtesy of Marlene Behrmann)

Every year Carnegie Mellon University hosts an event where the names of children murdered in the Holocaust are read by faculty, staff and students.

This year, for the first time, Hillel students painted the names of the concentration camps against a black background painted on a fence.

The annual CMU Holocaust Remembrance Names Reading was held on April 12 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Marlene Behrmann)
Each 10-minute time slot allowed for two volunteers, enabling more CMU community members to participate, and allowed for each volunteer to listen to names, as well as read them, and also provided volunteers with the ability to coordinate with a friend for emotional support. The two volunteers were able to switch after reading a complete page of names, trading off for the 10-minute slot.

In addition to the first and last names of the Holocaust victims, locations and dates of both birth and death were also included on the pages. Readers were encouraged to choose how they wished to read each page.

English and Hebrew readings, including poems, prayers and stories were provided for volunteers.

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