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Worldwide Hanukkah celebration in honor of Holocaust survivors. Invitation to the online event on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. ET. Image: Claims Conference
Worldwide Hanukkah celebration in honor of Holocaust survivors. Invitation to the online event on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. ET. Image: Claims Conference 
 

Featuring Special Guests

Isaac Herzog, President of Israel
Isaac Herzog, President of Israel
 
Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany
Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany
 
Christian Lindner, German Minister of Finance
Christian Lindner, German Minister of Finance
 
Dr. Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany
Dr. Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany
 
Amb. Prof. Ron Prosor, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Federal Republic of Germany
Amb. Prof. Ron Prosor, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Federal Republic of Germany
 
Marian Turski, Holocaust Survivor and President of the International Auschwitz Committee
Marian Turski, Holocaust Survivor and President of the International Auschwitz Committee
 
Charlotte Knobloch, Holocaust survivor and President of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria
Charlotte Knobloch, Holocaust survivor and President of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria
 
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Holocaust survivor, author, and talk show host
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Holocaust survivor, author, and talk show host 
 

Musical Performance by

The Cast of the Yiddish Production of Fiddler on the Roof. National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. Image: Claims Conference
The Cast of the Yiddish Production of Fiddler on the Roof. National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. Image: Claims Conference 
 

Enjoy a live Chanukah candle lighting ceremony at the Kotel in Israel

The ceremony will feature a livestream of the official menorah lighting ceremony at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Israel. Image: Claims Conference
The ceremony will feature a livestream of the official menorah lighting ceremony at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Israel. Image: Claims Conference 
 

Holocaust Survivors Honored in Worldwide Chanukah Celebration

We are excited to invite you to the annual International Holocaust Survivors Night. This year's virtual event focuses on the theme of hope in the face of rising antisemitism. 

Remarks will be heard from dignitaries including Isaac Herzog, President of Israel; Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany; Christian Lindner, German Minister of Finance; Amb. Stuart Eizenstat, Special Adviser on Holocaust Issues to the U.S. Secretary of State, as well as from Holocaust envoys from the U.S., U.K. Canada, Germany and Croatia. Leaders of Holocaust institutions will also provide messages including Dani Dayan, Chairman of Yad Vashem, Sara J. Bloomfield, Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Jack Kliger, President and CEO of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, and many more.

Celebrity greetings include messages from Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner Barbra Streisand, Emmy Award-winning actor Henry Winkler, star of Barry and Happy Days; Tony Award-winning actor Jason Alexander from Seinfeld; Emmy Award-winning actor David Strathairn; and Emmy and Tony nominated actress Tovah Feldshuh, currently featured in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. The cast of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's widely acclaimed Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof will perform "Traditsye."

Messages of hope will be heard from Holocaust survivors recently evacuated from Ukraine as well as survivors from over a dozen countries.

The highlight of the event will be a livestream of the official menorah lighting ceremony at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Israel.

The online program will be held on

Tuesday, December 20
1:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM GMT / 8:30 PM ISRAEL

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE WEBCAST ON
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20 at 1:30 PM ET

If you are unable to watch the webcast at this time, a recorded version will be available to view on the Claims Conference website afterwards at: claimscon.org/SurvivorsNight2022