Courage to Remember

The Courage to Remember, the Simon Wiesenthal Center's 40-panel, traveling exhibition on the Nazi Holocaust, has been seen on six continents by millions of people and continues to be displayed in cities across the United States, in Asia and Africa.

The Exhibit

Six million Jews and millions of others, including Gypsies, Slavs, political dissenters, homosexuals, P.O.W.'s and the mentally ill and infirm were murdered by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945. The Nazi policy of racial hatred moved with relentless cruelty from hateful propaganda to mass murder, culminating in the extermination of European Jewry and culture.

The magnitude of brutality, the remorseless cruelty, and the cold industrial character of mass murder during the Holocaust are unique. However, the root causes of the Holocaust persist.

Racial hatred, economic crises, human psychological and moral flaws, the complacency or complicity of ordinary individuals in the persecution of their neighbors are still ominously common.

Thus we must have the courage to remember and study the Holocaust, no matter how disturbing these studies and memories may be. For only informed, understanding and morally committed individuals can prevent such persecution from happening against

The persecution of people is always and everywhere intolerable and to act against it is a beginning for hope.

“The Courage to Remember” is both a tribute and a warning; a tribute to the six million Jews and millions of others, including Gypsies, Slavs, political dissenters, homosexuals, and prisoners of war, who were murdered by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945; and a warning that the root causes of the Holocaust persist.

Racial hatred, economic crises, human psychological and moral flaws, the complacency or complicity of ordinary individuals in the persecution of their neighbors are still ominously common. Remembrance, vigilance and moral commitment are required if the lives of the victims of the Holocaust are to have enduring meaning.

Quantity of Panels: 40 Panels

Panel Dimensions: 24" x 40"

3-D Layouts for "Courage to Remember"

- "Configuration A"

- "Configuration B"

2018

July 26 - July 31 Kanazawa Ryutsu Kaikan. Kanazawa, Japan
July 12 - July 22 Kansai International Culture Center. Kobe, Japan
June 30 - July 2 Umedahigashi Community Hall. Osaka, Japan
April 2 - April 6 Braintree High School. Braintree, Massachusetts
March 1 - May 31 Harold Washington Library Center. Chicago, Illinois

2016

February 1 The Pentecostals of Cooper City Church. Cooper City, Florida
November 4 - November 18 Merrimack College. North Andover, Massachusetts

2015

March 10 - March 20 Fresno High School. Fresno, California

January 27 - February 3 Chulalongkorn University. Bangkok, Thailand

2014

October 30 - December 30 Broward County Main Library. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
October 29 - November 30 Historical Society of Palm Beach County. West Palm Beach, Florida
October 24 - November 2 Tustin Public Library. Tustin, California
October 20 - October 27 Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. Boca Raton, Florida
October 3 - December 11 Miami Beach Regional Library. Miami, Florida
September 18 - October 2 The King Center. NE Atlanta, Georgia
September 17 - October 1 Orlando Christian Prep. Orlando, Florida
September 9 - October 9 Asia Garden Mall Opening
June 7 - August 6 San Diego County Fair. Del Mar, California
April 30 - May 13 Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April 28 - May 13 Blake Library. Stuart, Florida
April 25 - May 9 L.A. City Hall Bridge Gallery. Los Angeles, California
February 12 - February 28 Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center. Aventura, Florida
February 10 - February 27 Cocoa Beach Country Club Auditorium. Cocoa Beach, Florida

2013

October 7 - October 18 Bridges Auditorium. Pomona College. Claremont, California
October 3 - October 28 Port St. Lucie Civic Center. Port St Lucie, Florida
September 27 - October 11 Army & Navy Academy. Carlsbad, California
September 4 - September 22 La Habra Libary. La Habra, California
August 28 - September 19 St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
July 8 - July 29 Newport Beach Public Library. Newport Beach, California
June 8 - July 4 San Diego County Fair. Del Mar, California
April 9 - April 26 Jacksonville State University's Wilson Center for The Arts. Jacksonville, Florida
April 1 - April 30 Biola University. La Miranda, California
March 19 - March 28 Mission Viejo High School. Mission Viejo, California
March 18 - April 1 National University. La Jolla, California
March 4 - March 18 Santiago Canyon College. Orange, California
February 15 - March 5 Pollack Library. Fullerton, California
February 4 - February 18 Thailand-United Nations Building. Pranakorn, Bangkok
February 1 - February 15 Santa Ana Police Department
January 3 - February 1 San Diego County Library. El Cajon, California

2012

November 5 - November 16 San Diego Mesa College Library. San Diego, California
October 18 - November 2 Tulare County Library. Visalia, California
October 11 - October 19 Valencia College. Orlando, Florida
October 6 - November 10 St. Xavier's College Hall. Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai
September 13 - October 22 UC Merced Library. Merced, California
September 13 - October 4 Grace Van Dyke Library. Bakersfield, California
September 5 - September 27 Westfield Countryside Mall. Clearwater, Florida
August 27 - September 13 Merced High School Library. Merced, California
August 28 - September 21 The University of the Pacific. Stockton, California
August 13 -  August 27 Graces Memorial High School Library. Bakersfield, California
July 13 - August 13 Fresno County Public Library. Fresno, California
July 13 - July 27 United Methodist Church of Merced. Merced, California
May 21 - June 8 Beale Memorial Public Library. Bakersfield, California
May 16 - May 31 David Posnack Jewish Community Center. Davie, Florida
May 2 - May 18 Congregation B'nai David. Visalia, California
May 1 - May 31 Napa Valley College Library. Napa, California
April 27 - May 16 Cal State University San Bernadino. San Bernadino, California
April 17 - May 2 San Joaquin Memorial High School. Fresno, California
April 16 - April 30 Congregation Beth El. Berkeley, California
April 16 - April 27 Temple Beth El. Riverside, California
March 30 - April 13 California State Capitol. Sacramento, California
March 27 -  April 6 Naples, Florida
March 12 - March 26 Riverside Public Library. Riverside, California
February 8 - February 21 Vintage Faire Mall. Modesto, California
January 19 - February 16 California State University East Bay. Hayward, California
January 18 - January 31 Congregation Beit Shalom. Visalia, California
January 17 - January 30 Tallahassee Community College. Tallahassee, Florida
January 1 - January 17 Loma Linda Public Library. Loma Linda, California

2011

December 6 - December 22 Cosumnes College. Sacramento, California
December 6 - December 20 Kern County Law Library. Bakersfield, California
November 5 - December 1 Sacramento City College. Sacramento, California
November 4 - January 18 Evergreen Valley College Library. San Jose, California
October 21 - November 1 Ridgecrest City Hall. Ridgecrest, California
October 4 - October 21 Fresno County Office of Education. Fresno, California
September 22 - September 26 Cal State Fresno. Fresno, California
September 20 - November 4 Cal State Sacramento. Sacramento, California
September 19 - October 16 Cal State Long Beach. Long Beach, California
September 19 - November 4 Sacramento State's Anthropology Museum. Sacramento, California

For more information about acquiring this exhibit for a special event or venue, please contact Allison Slovin, SWC Midwest Region Director, at 312.981.0105 or via email at swcmidwest@wiesenthal.com