For Immediate Release:  April 2, 2012

For Further Information Contact: Esther Vincent, 491-1440

 

Yom Hashoah Observance in Lake Charles on April 19

 

A Yom Hashoah Observance - Remembering the Holocaust - will take place in two locations in Lake Charles on April 19.  At the Central School Arts & Humanities Center, 809 Kirby St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be art displays, exhibits, and films.  After the civic program, which is being held from noon to 1 p.m., the acclaimed movie "Paper Clips," written by Joe Fab, will be shown.   Beginning at 6:30 p.m., there will be a candlelight vigil along the Lakefront Promenade followed by a Remembrance Walk.  The program will conclude at 7:30 p.m.  In the event of inclement weather, the evening program will be held in the Jean Lafitte Room of the Lake Charles Civic Center, 900 Lakeshore Dr.

 

The full name of the day is Yom Hashoah Ve-Hagevurah - Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and Heroism.  The overall theme that runs through all observances is the importance of remembering - recalling the victims of the Holocaust and insuring that such tragedies never occur again.  The goal of the Lake Charles observance is to educate for the future by remembering the past.

 

The Yom Hashoah Observance is being coordinated by the City of Lake Charles' Leadership Team for Community Diversity.  A subcommittee of the Leadership Team, chaired by Dr. Anthony T. Ware, Deputy Director of the Chennault International Airport, has been established specifically for the Yom Hashoah Observance.

 

The public is invited to attend.

 

For more information, call 337-491-1440.

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The City of Lake Charles fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities.   For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, see the City of Lake Charles website- www.cityoflakecharles.com  or call the Mayor's Action Line at (337) 491-1346, or contact the appropriate Department Head, or call the Title VI coordinator at (337) 491-1440.