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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 verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 arTest/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 spe
 aker for this year's Days of Remembrance will be Robbie Schaefer\, a musi
 cian\, songwriter\, and theatre\nartist devoted to service through the ar
 ts. He is the son of a Holocaust survivor. The guitarist and songwriter f
 or the indie folk band Eddie From Ohio has also recorded several solo alb
 ums\, including 2017's Sounds Like Home: Songs\nFrom the Musical\, Light 
 Years.\n\nDuring the ceremony\, Mayor Justin Wilson and members of City C
 ouncil will light a candelabrum that the late Holocaust survivor Charlene
  Schiff and her husband\, Ed\, donated to the city. The 54-inch high\, so
 lid 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 schoo
 ls and civic groups studying the Holocaust.\n\nThe U.S. Holocaust Memoria
 l Museum leads the nation in the weeklong Days of Remembrance commemorati
 on\, in accordance with Congressional mandate.\n\nInformation on antisemi
 tism and hate crimes in the U.S. can be found on the websites of the Sout
 hern 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 Museu
 m's website at www.ushmm.org\, or visit the museum in person in Washingto
 n\, D.C.\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Person: Chery
 l Anne Colton\nContact Phone: 571.238.2443\nContact Email: cherylanne.col
 ton@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Adult\, Arts\, C
 ity Council\, City Council Calendar\, City Hall\, King Street\, Old & His
 toric Alexandria\, Old Town\, Recreation\, Tourism\n\nWeb resources:\n\nR
 PCA Website\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation\nFind out more about
  the Department of Recreation\, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA).\n\nRP
 CA Social Media\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation#ConnectwithUs\nF
 ollow us on Instagram\, Facebook\, & Twitter!\n
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LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
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SUMMARY:Days of Remembrance 2023
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=51816">https://apps.alexa
 ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=51816</a><br />\n<br />The commem
 oration will take place at noon on Tuesday\, April 18\, 2023\, in Market 
 Square\, 301 King St.\n<br />\n<br />The speaker for this year&#39\;s Day
 s of Remembrance will be Robbie Schaefer\, a musician\, songwriter\, and 
 theatre\n<br />artist devoted to service 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 several solo albums\, including 20
 17&#39\;s Sounds Like Home: Songs\n<br />From the Musical\, Light Years.\
 n<br />\n<br />During the ceremony\, Mayor Justin Wilson and members of C
 ity Council will light a candelabrum that the late Holocaust survivor Cha
 rlene Schiff and her husband\, Ed\, donated to the city. The 54-inch high
 \, solid brass candelabrum was donated in memory of Charlene Schiff?s par
 ents and sister\, and the six million Jews and millions of others who per
 ished in the Holocaust. The Schiff candelabrum is also made available to 
 schools and civic groups studying the Holocaust.\n<br />\n<br />The U.S. 
 Holocaust Memorial Museum leads the nation in the weeklong Days of Rememb
 rance commemoration\, in accordance with Congressional mandate.\n<br />\n
 <br />Information on antisemitism and hate crimes in the U.S. can be foun
 d 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<br />\n<br />Location: Market Squ
 are\, 301 King St.\n<br />Contact Person: Cheryl Anne Colton\n<br />Conta
 ct Phone: 571.238.2443\n<br />Contact Email: cherylanne.colton@alexandria
 va.gov\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Adult\, Arts\, Cit
 y Council\, City Council Calendar\, City Hall\, King Street\, Old &amp\; 
 Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Recreation\, Tourism<br>\n<a href="https
 ://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation">RPCA Website</a><br>\nFind out more a
 bout the Department of Recreation\, Parks &amp\; Cultural Activities (RPC
 A).<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation#ConnectwithUs">
 RPCA Social Media</a><br>\nFollow us on Instagram\, Facebook\, &amp\; Twi
 tter!<br>\n
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