Swords Into Plowshares remembrance Archives

March 30, 2016

Holocaust Remembrance Day 2016

Posted 1:02pm

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum reminds us that “the internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah. This year Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on May 5, 2016…. Read more »

January 20, 2016

The Holocaust and Human Dignity

Posted 10:11am

The theme for the Holocaust remembrance and education activities in 2016, including the Holocaust Memorial Ceremony, is “The Holocaust and Human Dignity”. The theme links Holocaust remembrance with the founding principles of the United Nations and reaffirms faith in the dignity and worth of every person that is highlighted in the United Nations Charter, as… Read more »

December 9, 2015

International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

Posted 4:16pm

by Paul Olson Dag Hammarskjöld used to invite people over to his house to listen to records of Johann Sebastian Bach. Considering all that Mr. Hammarskjöld had to do as the UN’s second General Secretary, this seems really odd. But today’s event began with the UNSRC orchestra playing Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Air”. As the group… Read more »

January 27, 2015

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, 2015

Posted 2:33pm

The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations joins colleagues today recognizing the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. In 2005 the UN General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Through this commemoration, the UN… Read more »

January 25, 2013

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

Posted 3:57pm

The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations joins colleagues today recognizing the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and conveyed the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s statement on the Commemoration. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) issued the following statement to the United Nations community: Statement by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on… Read more »

January 13, 2013

Rescue during the Holocaust: The Courage to Care

Posted 7:54pm

In 2005 the UN General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Through this commemoration, the UN system and member states of the UN honor the victims of the Nazi era and provide and develop educational programs to help… Read more »

January 24, 2012

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust – 27 January

Posted 12:00pm

One and a half million Jewish children perished in the Holocaust – victims of persecution by the Nazis and their supporters.

Ribbons proclaim hope at Church Center for United Nations

Posted 3:57pm

On October 12, four nine-foot tall tapestries appeared in Tillman Chapel at the Church Center for the United Nations. Thousands of ribbons decorated each tapestry. Each ribbon carried a message of hope, remembrance, and healing. To mark the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001, Prepare New York created the Ribbons of Hope project. They report… Read more »

October 6, 2011

What’s happening with the Ribbons of Hope

Posted 10:00am

Adapted from an email sent by Prepare New York: More than 20,000 people participated in Ribbons of Hope, commemorating the tenth anniversary of 9/11. The ribbons they created currently adorn 12 nine-foot panels. These tapestries, where ribbons of different colors, textures, shapes and sizes can be found side-by-side, symbolize the strength and vibrancy of our… Read more »

October 5, 2011

A Requiem for the Fallen

Posted 5:43pm

A full choir led a tribute to the heroes and victims of September 11, 2001 at the First Chinese Presbyterian Church of New York City. The audience came for solace. And they received that and more. Led by a 30-member choir under the intense and passionate direction of conductor Yu Ong Celia, the performance of… Read more »

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