Holocaust Remembrance – Feb. 2 at Cascades Library

Loudoun County Public Library is offering a Holocaust Remembrance at the Cascades Library on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6:30 p.m.

The event will feature the art of Esther Lurie, a Holocaust survivor who managed to draw hundreds of sketches during her time as a prisoner in the Kovno Ghetto and the Stutthof and Leibitsch concentration camps.

“This program provides us with an incredible opportunity to raise awareness about the Holocaust and gain inspiration from Holocaust survivor and artist Esther Lurie. Her art provides invaluable documentation about the Holocaust – the struggles, challenges and aspirations to survive,” said Marlene W. Yahalom, Ph.D., director of education at American Society for Yad Vashem. “Through documentation, we honor the memory of the victims and ensure the facts are transmitted to present and future generations.”

Yahalom, who will speak at the event, will be joined by Judith Cohen, former curator of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Meredith Weisel, Washington director of the Anti-Defamation League.

“We are so fortunate to be able have this incredible panel discuss the Holocaust and Lurie’s remarkable impact,” said Susan VanEpps, division manager of programming for LCPL. “We hope residents of all faiths will come to view the exhibit and attend this important presentation. ”Selected pieces of Lurie’s art will be on display at the Cascades Library through February.

The Cascades Library is located at 21030 Whitfield Place in Potomac Falls.