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Exhibition on Holocaust Shown at Soka University in Tokyo

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of global social action for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, giving the commemorative lecture. Photo by Seikyo Press.

From July 5 to 14, an exhibition titled “The Courage to Remember: The Holocaust 1939–1945, The Bravery of Anne Frank and Chiune Sugihara” was held at Soka University in Japan to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The exhibition was co-organized by the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Soka University, with the cooperation of the Soka Gakkai Peace Committee. At the opening, several guests gave congratulatory remarks, including Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of global social action for the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Following the event, Rabbi Cooper delivered a commemorative lecture on lessons learned from the Holocaust.

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