International Holocaust Survivors Night
The 8th annual International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN) will be held globally – and virtually – on the fifth night of Chanukah, Sunday, December 29, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in New York.
The event, organised by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) will be available to watch later on the onternet.
This year’s event is co-hosted by journalist and NBC News Chief Chuck Todd and Claims Conference EVP Greg Schneider. The theme for the virtual event is “hope,” focusing on how Holocaust survivors have inspired the world with their strength, resilience and hope – an inspiration the world desperately needs. Celebrity greetings include messages from Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner Barbra Streisand, Billy Crystal, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies, Rob Reiner, Steve Guttenberg, Adam Arkin, Tony Dokoupil, Bebe Neuwirthand Steven Skybell, Tovah Feldshuh and social media influencer Montana Tucker and the anchors of the TODAY Show on NBC. Participants in the event will be entertained by a musical performance from singers, including Grammy and Tony Award winner Barry Manilow and Sabine Fischmann.
Dignitaries participating include: German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz; German Finance Minister, Jörg Kukies; U.S. State Department Advisor on Holocaust issues, Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat; U.S. State Department Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Ellen Germain; as well as Holocaust Envoys Lord Eric Pickles from the U.K., and Deborah Lyons from Canada; Anne Frank House Executive Director, Ronald Leopold; Holocaust institution leaders including Yad Vashem Chairman, Dani Dayan; U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Director, Sara J. Bloomfield; President and CEO of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – a Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City, Jack Kliger; Director of Mémorial de la Shoah, Jacques Fredj; and Director General of Fondation pour la Memoire de la Shoah, Philippe Allouche.
Deputy President of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Robert Goot will attend the event/
The event can be seen here: https://www.claimscon.org/SurvivorsNight2024/
