BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Events & Public Meetings METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:Events & Public Meetings VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-CALNAME:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Adult CATEGORIES:Arts CATEGORIES:City Council CATEGORIES:City Council Calendar CATEGORIES:City Hall CATEGORIES:King Street CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria CATEGORIES:Old Town CATEGORIES:Recreation CATEGORIES:Tourism DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not changed\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://a pps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57284\n\nThe commemorati on will take place at noon on Monday\, May 6\, in Market Square\, 301 Kin g St.\n\nThe speaker for this year's Days of Remembrance will be Dr. Alfr ed M?nzer\, a a recently retired physician specializing in diseases of th e lung who was Director of the Pulmonary Medicine Department at Washingto n Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park.\n\nDuring the ceremony\, Mayor Justi n Wilson and members of City Council will light a candelabrum that the la te Holocaust survivor Charlene Schiff and her husband\, Ed\, donated to t he City. The 54-inch high\, solid brass candelabrum was donated in memory of Charlene Schiff's parents and sister\, and the six million Jews and m illions of others who perished in the Holocaust. The Schiff candelabrum i s also made available to schools and civic groups studying the Holocaust. \n\nThe U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum leads the nation in the weeklong D ays of Remembrance commemoration\, in accordance with Congressional manda te.\n\nInformation on antisemitism and hate crimes in the U.S. can be fou nd 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 Museum's website at www.ushmm.org\, or visit the museum in person in Washington\, D.C.\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 K ing St.\nContact Person: Cheryl Anne Colton\nContact Phone: 571.238.2443\ nContact Email: cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Adult\, Arts\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, City Hall\, King Street\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Recreation\, Tourism\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava .gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57284\n\nWeb resources:\n\nRPCA Websi te\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation\nFind out more about the Depa rtment of Recreation\, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA).\n\nRPCA Social Media\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation#ConnectwithUs\nFollow us on Instagram\, Facebook\, & Twitter!\n DTEND:20240506T180000Z DTSTAMP:20240308T185847Z DTSTART:20240506T160000Z GEO:38.804935;-77.042978 LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Days of Remembrance 2024 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:914fbe1c-5eb9-47f8-ab3b-31e7a635e205 URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not changed\, or to share this event with your friends\, ple ase see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57284< /a>
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The commemoration will take place at noon on Monday\, Ma y 6\, in Market Square\, 301 King St.\n
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The speaker for this year'\;s Days of Remembrance will be Dr. Alfred Mü\;nzer\, a a re cently retired physician specializing in diseases of the lung who was Dir ector of the Pulmonary Medicine Department at Washington Adventist Hospit al in Takoma Park.\n
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During the ceremony\, Mayor Justin Wils on and members of City Council will light a candelabrum that the late Hol ocaust survivor Charlene Schiff and her husband\, Ed\, donated to the Cit y. The 54-inch high\, solid brass candelabrum was donated in memory of Ch arlene Schiff?s parents and sister\, and the six million Jews and million s of others who perished in the Holocaust. The Schiff candelabrum is also made available to schools and civic groups studying the Holocaust.\n
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The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum leads the nation in the week long Days of Remembrance commemoration\, in accordance with Congressional mandate.\n
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Information on antisemitism and hate crimes in t he 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 Hol ocaust\, go to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum?s website at www.ushmm. org\, or visit the museum in person in Washington\, D.C.\n
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L ocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\n
Contact Person: Cheryl Anne Colton\n
Contact Phone: 571.238.2443\n
Contact Email: cherylann e.colton@alexandriava.gov\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Adult\, Arts\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, City Hall\, King S treet\, Old &\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Recreation\, Tourism\ n
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Import this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandr iava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&\;si=57284
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