Yom HaShoah
Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Square between Belk Library and Campus Store
BOONE, N.C. — On Thursday, April 24, Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day), Appalachian State University's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) will hold a public reading of the names of Jews murdered during the Holocaust. The reading will take place from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the outdoor square between Appalachian’s Belk Library and Information Commons and the Campus Store in the Plemmons Student Union. If there is inclement weather, the event will occur inside the Belk Library and Information Commons.
CJHPS needs name readers for the event. To sign up for a fifteen-minute slot, visit this link. Readers will receive a confirmation email with instructions prior to the event.
The event is free and open to the public, and seating will be available. For a disability accommodation, visit odr.appstate.edu.
For details, visit holocaust.appstate.edu/events/yom-hashoah.
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About the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies was founded in 2002 to develop new educational opportunities for students, teachers and the community. Located administratively within the College of Arts and Sciences, the Center seeks to strengthen tolerance, understanding and remembrance by increasing the knowledge of Jewish culture and history, teaching the history and meaning of the Holocaust, and utilizing these experiences to explore peaceful avenues for human improvement and the prevention of further genocides. The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies is an associate institutional member of the Association of Jewish Studies, a member of the Association of Holocaust Organizations and a member of the North Carolina Consortium of Jewish Studies. Learn more at holocaust.appstate.edu.
Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah