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Life and Hope in the Aftermath of the Holocaust
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Nevada, Reno presents Day of Remembrance 2025: Life and Hope in the Aftermath of the Holocaust. This event will focus on survivors’ journeys to rebuild their lives after the trauma of the Holocaust and how the trauma impacted their descendants.
The event will begin with a welcome and introduction to the evening by Judith Schumer, Co-Chair, Holocaust Day of Remembrance.
Event: Day of Remembrance 2025: Life and Hope in the Aftermath of the Holocaust
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: 7 to 9 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Location: Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St., Reno
Cost: Free
RSVP: Limited Seating. Register for Day of Remembrance
The featured speaker will be Dr. Harold Koplewicz, an internationally known child and adolescent psychiatrist. He is the founder and president of the nonprofit Child Mind Institute and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. Koplewicz has written several books and has edited or authored more than 65 peer-reviewed articles and chapters on child and adolescent psychiatry. The son of Holocaust survivors, he is an expert on survivors’ experiences and the intergenerational transmission of Holocaust trauma.
The event is sponsored by the Nevada Governor’s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Jewish Nevada and OLLI at the Sanford Center for Aging, part of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
The Sanford Center for Aging at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine works to enhance the quality of life and well-being among elders through academics, translational research, and outreach. For information about the Sanford Center and its programs, visit https://med.unr.edu/aging.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med), Nevada’s first medical school, is a community-based, research-intensive medical school with a statewide vision for a healthy Nevada. Established in 1969, UNR Med is improving the health and well-being of all Nevadans and their communities through excellence in student education, postgraduate training and clinical care, research with local, national and global impact, and a culture of diversity and inclusion. For more information, visit med.unr.edu.
