RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A $75,000 donation from Dominion Resources will
support a special concert presented by the Richmond Symphony, in
partnership with the Carole and Marcus Weinstein Jewish Community
Center and the Virginia Holocaust Museum, as well as an extensive
exhibit at the Virginia Holocaust Museum. The concert and the
exhibit will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp.
The Dominion Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Dominion
Resources, Inc., parent company of Dominion Virginia Power.
"The concert and exhibit are poignant, evocative ways to
remember the sacrifices of those who suffered and perished during
the Holocaust and to honor the survivors who carried their stories
forward," said Hunter A. Applewhite,
president of the Dominion Foundation.
Voices of Survival Concert
The concert,
Voices of Survival, will be held at 7
p.m. on Jan. 27, which is also
International Holocaust Remembrance Day—a memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust.
The performance combines musical pieces composed by those who were
persecuted or died in Nazi concentration camps along with video
vignettes, spoken words and a youth choir. The choir is formed of
Israeli students from eight Virginia colleges and universities singing
with members of the Richmond Symphony Chorus and Orchestra.
"Voices of Survival is meant to be a remembrance of the
horrors inflicted on the Jewish people during World War II, but
also an uplifting communal experience celebrating the indomitable
human spirit," said David J.L. Fisk,
executive director of the Richmond Symphony. The Dominion
Foundation donated $50,000 toward
this concert. For more information about the concert and tickets,
visit
www.richmondsymphony.com
Auschwitz Exhibit
The Auschwitz exhibit at the
Virginia Holocaust Museum will include 21 panels of photos, videos
and more, encompassing over 2,000 square feet of exhibit space.
Titled "Oswiecim-Auschwitz," the exhibit will illustrate how the
three large camps of the Auschwitz complex embraced the entire
range of Nazi policies and atrocities. High-ranking SS officers and
other Nazi officials will be profiled in the exhibit, which also
will pay tribute to many of the survivors whose testimonies
provided an enduring legacy. The exhibit will be in Richmond for eight months starting in
mid-April and then will be taken to other cities in the U.S.
"The experiences of the Auschwitz survivors who settled in
Virginia, some of whom are still
living, will be a prominent feature of this exhibit," said Dr.
Charles Sydnor, executive director
of the Virginia Holocaust Museum. "We are honored to share their
stories through this exhibit and to keep the memory of the victims
alive so that the world will never forget." The Dominion Foundation
donated $25,000 toward this
exhibit.
About the Dominion Foundation
The Dominion Foundation
is dedicated to improving the physical, social and economic
well-being of the communities served by Dominion companies,
including Dominion Virginia Power. Dominion and the Foundation
support nonprofit causes that meet basic human needs, protect the
environment, support education and promote community vitality. For
more information about Dominion, one of the nation's largest
producers and transporters of energy, visit www.dom.com.
About the Richmond Symphony
Founded in 1957, the
Richmond Symphony is the largest performing arts organization in
Central Virginia. The organization
includes an orchestra of more than 70 professional musicians, the
150-voice Richmond Symphony Chorus and more than 200 students in
the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra programs. Each season, more
than 250,000 members of the community enjoy concerts, radio
broadcasts, and educational outreach programs. The Richmond
Symphony is partially funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the
National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit
www.richmondsymphony.com.
About the Virginia Holocaust Museum
Founded to educate
the community about the tragedies of the Holocaust, the Virginia
Holocaust Museum strives to memorialize and document the atrocities
of World War II. Through exhibits, programming, and outreach, the
Museum uses the history of genocide to teach the dangers of
prejudice and indifference. Each year over 37,000 visitors tour the
Museum, including students from over 100 different Virginia schools. For more information, visit
www.vaholocaust.org.
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