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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Human Rights & Relations Commission to Host Annual ‘Days of Remembrance’
Edina, Minn., April 5, 2024 – The Edina Human Rights & Relations Commission (HRRC) continues its tradition of honoring the Holocaust Days of Remembrance with its 13th-annual event.
This year's event, titled “Genocide in Ukraine: From Stalin to Hitler to Putin,” will take place in the Council Chambers of Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St., 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday,
May 15. The event will also be broadcast live on Edina TV and streamed live on EdinaMN.gov/LiveMeetings.
Keynote speaker will be Dr. Ellen J. Kennedy, an Edina resident and founder and Executive Director of World Without Genocide, a renowned human rights organization.
The event will delve into the harrowing realities faced by the Ukrainian people through history. Kennedy will address the ongoing crisis in Ukraine along with the atrocities of Hitler
that claimed nearly 1.6 million Jewish lives and Stalin's genocidal starvation that claimed nearly 4 million lives, all in Ukraine.
“This program describes the genocides and mechanisms for justice for the people of Ukraine," said Kennedy.
Jim Nelson, member of the Commission leading the planning for the event, said, “The HRRC invites all members of the community to join in this important commemoration as we honor the
victims of the Holocaust and reaffirm our commitment to human rights and dignity for all.”
For more information, contact City Management Fellow Gillian Straub, staff liaison to the Commission, at gstraub@EdinaMN.gov.
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