Between October 25 to 29, more than 500 people celebrated the opening of the groundbreaking, multimillion dollar Take a Stand Center at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. The permanent exhibition features three interactive galleries, such as the Abe & Ida Cooper Survivor Stories Experience—which uses 3D holography to enable conversation with 13 recorded Holocaust survivors—and the Take a Stand Lab, which offers hands-on tools for affecting change. The center will guide visitors through multiple social justice issues and empower them to stand against hatred in all its forms.
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Andy Fritzshall with Fritzie and Scott Fritzshall
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Susan Abrams and Fritzie Fritzshall
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John and Jeanne W. Rowe with Fritzie Fritzshall, Susan Abrams, and David Golder
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Stuart McLaren, Kia Hays, Amber Solloway, Heather Maio Smith, Anton Levski, Fritzie Fritzshall, Joel Solloway, Enzo Fiondella, and David Traum
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Ann Goodman and Eve Samson
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Aaron Elster, Susan Abrams, John W. Rowe, and Harvey L. Miller
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Art and Fern Callistein with Ann and James Goodman
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Marley Dias and Susan Abrams
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Marley Dias and Fritzie Fritzshall
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Rush Sturges, Michele Lopatin Taylor, Ellen Goodman, Bob Lopatin, Lindsey Lopatin, and Ed Taylor
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Survivors featured in the Take a Stand Center holographic theater: Sam Harris, Matus Stolov, Fritzie Fritzshall, Aaron Elster, and Israel Starck
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Drew Petersen with Sarah, Steve, Aaron, Jackie, and Alli Elster
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Shoshana Buchholz-Miller and Susan Abrams with Josh and Patrick Gallagher
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Henry Cervantes
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Troy Prelog, Stuart McLaren, Enzo Fiondella, and Joel Solloway
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Stuart McLaren, Ken Winikur, and Steven Lo Verne
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Henry Cervantes, Suzanne Akhras Sahloul, Darlene Arviso, Marley Dias, Dr. Zaher Sahloul, and Roberto Rivera
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Enid Rehbock, Toby Glickman, Lori Fagenholz, Susie Karkomi, Wendy Weiss, and Fern Carlin
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Scott Gendell, Eileen Kugman, Fritzie Fritzshal, and Eric Schwager
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Toby Glickman, Fritzie Fritzshall, and Enid Rehbock
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Gail Regenbogen, Toni Preckwinkle, Howard Swibel, and Michael Gray
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Janine and Mark Oberottman with Vanessa Martin
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Amanda Berrios and Matthew Sackel
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Harold Green III and Aaron Elster
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Harold Green III and family and friends
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