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CATEGORIES:Adult,Arts,City Council,City Council Calendar,City Hall,King Str
 eet,Old & Historic Alexandria,Old Town,Recreation,Tourism
DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c
 hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app
 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=51816\n\nThe commemoration will
  take place at noon on Tuesday\, April 18\, 2023\, in Market Square\, 301 
 King St.\n\nThe speaker for this year's Days of Remembrance will be Robbie
  Schaefer\, a musician\, songwriter\, and theatre\nartist devoted to servi
 ce through the arts. He is the son of a Holocaust survivor. The guitarist 
 and songwriter for the indie folk band Eddie From Ohio has also recorded s
 everal solo albums\, including 2017's Sounds Like Home: Songs\nFrom the Mu
 sical\, Light Years.\n\nDuring the ceremony\, Mayor Justin Wilson and memb
 ers of City Council will light a candelabrum that the late Holocaust survi
 vor Charlene Schiff and her husband\, Ed\, donated to the city. The 54-inc
 h high\, solid brass candelabrum was donated in memory of Charlene Schiff'
 s parents and sister\, and the six million Jews and millions of others who
  perished in the Holocaust. The Schiff candelabrum is also made available 
 to schools and civic groups studying the Holocaust.\n\nThe U.S. Holocaust 
 Memorial Museum leads the nation in the weeklong Days of Remembrance comme
 moration\, in accordance with Congressional mandate.\n\nInformation on ant
 isemitism and hate crimes in the U.S. can be found on the websites of the 
 Southern Poverty Law Center (www.splcenter.org) and the ADL (www.adl.org).
  To learn more about the Holocaust\, go to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Mus
 eum's website at www.ushmm.org\, or visit the museum in person in Washingt
 on\, D.C.\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Person: Chery
 l Anne Colton\nContact Phone: 571.238.2443\nContact Email: cherylanne.colt
 on@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Adult\, Arts\, Cit
 y Council\, City Council Calendar\, City Hall\, King Street\, Old & Histor
 ic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Recreation\, Tourism\n\nImport this event into 
 your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=518
 16\n\nWeb resources:\n\nRPCA Website\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreat
 ion\nFind out more about the Department of Recreation\, Parks & Cultural A
 ctivities (RPCA).\n\nRPCA Social Media\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recre
 ation#ConnectwithUs\nFollow us on Instagram\, Facebook\, & Twitter!\n
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LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Days of Remembrance 2023
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation
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