Guest blog by Sue Parker Gerson, Senior Associate Director, ADL Mountain States Region It may seem strange to entitle a blog post “Gratitude on Yom HaShoah” when we are anything but thankful for the horror that was the Holocaust, including the decimation of civil liberties that paved its way, the loss of 6 million Jewish and 5 million other
This month the ADL Mountain States spotlight shines on our new regional coordinator, Chloe Hodson. Originally from Arizona, Chloe earned her undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University and her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Denver. Chloe is currently a Ph.D. candidate at DU, conducting research on Curriculum Theories with a focus on humanizing and liberating
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Week, commemorated from April 16-22, 2023, ADL thanks Colorado Governor Jared Polis for issuing the proclamation below.
Have you ever wondered about the unique candelabra lit each year at ADL’s Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program? Created by Colorado artist Barbara Patrick, the candelabra was chosen as the winner of a contest to create such a piece in the 1990s. It has been displayed at the Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program every year since. David Fell & Company, Inc. completed
This month the Mountain States Spotlight shines on Dan Cohen, who, after five years as Assistant and then Associate Director of Education, has been promoted to Director of Education for the ADL Mountain States Region. Dan (he/him), a Denver native, has spent much of his professional life in education, social justice, civil rights, and diversity, equity, inclusion, justice & belonging.
