Come join Society members and guests for an insightful presentation and tour of the recently-opened Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. Mr. Rick Salomon will specifically talk about the great efforts of Chiune Sugihara, who served as Vice Consul for the Japanese Empire in Lithuania. Over the objections of Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, Mr. Sugihara helped more than 6,000 Jews leave the country by issuing transit visas to Jewish refugees, so that they could travel throughout Liberia, to Vladivostok, and on to Kobe, Japan. Mr. Salomon has spent the past six years working with the Consulate General of Japan, to obtain access to original documents in Japan, including a list of those who received visas from Sugihara for the museums exhibit. Mr. Salomon’s own father Bernard (No. 299) was a recipient of such a visa. Attendees will have the rare opportunity to hear a personal account of Sugihara’s extraordinary efforts and exemplary work. One person truly can make a difference.

Following the presentation, attendees can enjoy a guided tour of the museum’s permanent exhibition. The Exhibition tells the story of the Holocaust, from pre-war German life through ghetto life and concentration camps to eventual liberation and resettlement throughout the world, with a special focus on post-war life in Israel and Skokie.

When: Saturday, September 26, 2009
1:00-3:00 p.m.

12:45-1:00 p.m. Registration

1:00-1:30 p.m. Presentation by Rick Salomon
Board of Directors, Museum Executive Committee,
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center

1:30-3:00 p.m. Guided-Tour of Museum

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077
(Entrance located on East side of the building. Complimentary parking available)

$15 Youth 12-18/$20 Members/$25 Non-Members
(Exhibit recommended for children 12 and older)