Against Backdrop Of Dangerous Trends Of Historical Ignorance, Hatred, And Anti-Semitism, CA Assembly Speaker Rendon And Prominent LA Area Church Welcome SWC's World-Renowned Holocaust Exhibit
September 6, 2018  California Assembly
Speaker Anthony Rendon and Bishop Juan Carlos Mendez recently joined Simon
Wiesenthal Center Associate Dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, to open the Center’s "The
Courage to Remember: The Holocaust 1933-1945" traveling exhibit at Centro
Cristiano Bet-El Church in South Gate, CA. The exhibit, which has been
displayed in over 16 countries over the past 20 years, offers amazing insight
into the Holocaust, is being shown in wake of statements supporting the extreme
racist and anti-Semitic views of Louis Farrakhan made by a local political
candidate (see: https://bit.ly/2NQ6FdL).
“Recent Anti-Zionist pronouncements that support avowed
Anti- Semites like Minister Farrakhan do not belong in our public discourse,
either in the political sphere or general society. These statements must not be
condoned,” said Rabbi Abraham
Cooper, Associate Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (pictured above right). “It shows that two
decades after we first designed this exhibit, its lesson is still vital to
building understanding and working towards peace at home and abroad.”
Speaker Rendon (pictured right) and
Bishop Mendez brought “The Courage to Remember”, presented by the Foundation
for California and  made possible by a grant from SNCF, to South Gate with the
aim of empowering people to educate themselves, learn from history, and speak
out against injustice. “Ignorance and intolerance have no place in
society today. When particular groups are targeted by hate, we are all at
risk,” they said.
"'The
Courage To Remember' empowers young and old to learn from history, confront
bigotry and fight for justice. This exhibit is not a luxury, it is a
necessity in all communities," said Dr. Alfred Balitzer, Chairman of
the Foundation For California.
For more information
on "The Courage to Remember," its partners and schedule, and to see
photos and videos from opening events, please visit: www.couragetoremember.com
For more
information about Centro Cristiano Bet-El, please visit: www.churchesinaction.net
About the Foundation for California:
Incorporated in
1986, the Foundation For California, a non-profit 501(c)3 educational
corporation, was established to perform educational programs on issues of
importance to the State of California and its local communities. Over the past
25 years, the Foundation has hosted conferences on public policy |