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Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel gets seat at National Cathedral
ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press
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1of24Washington National Cathedral stone carver Sean Callahan uses an air chisel to work on a sculpture of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winning author Elie Wiesel at the cathedral, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Wiesel, who died in 2016, became an outspoken advocate for human rights causes around the world, helped found the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.Carolyn Kaster/APShow MoreShow Less
2of24Washington National Cathedral stone carver Sean Callahan works on a sculpture of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winning author Elie Wiesel on a scaffold in the Human Rights Porch at the cathedral in Washington, Thursday, April 1, 2021. The carving completes a quartet of heads of prominent figures sprouting from the four corners of an alcove known as the Human Rights Porch, joining Mother Tere
Holocaust education for Wisconsin students required for grades 5-12
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Holocaust education required for Wisconsin students, grades 5-12
Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill on Wednesday requiring Wisconsin middle and high school social studies classes to teach the Holocaust and other genocides.
MILWAUKEE - Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill on Wednesday requiring Wisconsin middle and high school social studies classes to teach the Holocaust and other genocides.
Wisconsin joins 17 other states that require Holocaust education, according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. An 18th state, Arkansas, has a law taking effect next year. This bill will affect generations of kids in our state and bring increased awareness, and recognition in our schools to the tragedies of the Holocaust, the pervasiveness of anti-Semitism to this day, and hopefully cultivate a generation that is more compassionate, more empathetic and more inclusive, Evers said.
By Ashraf Khalil •
Updated on April 28, 2021 at 5:15 pm
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Washington National Cathedral, the massive Episcopal house of worship that prides itself on being an unfinished work-in-progress whose stones and stained glass tell the story of the 20th and 21st centuries, is unveiling its newest addition: a carving of iconic author, human rights campaigner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.
The carving completes a quartet of heads of prominent figures sprouting from the four corners of an alcove known as the Human Rights Porch, joining Mother Teresa, Rosa Parks and Jonathan Myrick Daniels, a young Episcopal theologian and civil rights crusader who was shot to death in Alabama in 1965, giving his life to protect a 17-year-old Black woman.
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Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel set in stone at National Cathedral
The carving completes a quartet of heads of prominent figures in the four corners of an alcove known as the Human Rights Porch.
By ASHRAF KHALILAssociated Press
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Washington National Cathedral stone carver Sean Callahan uses an air chisel to work on the sculpture of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winning author Elie Wiesel at the cathedral on March 25. Wiesel, who died in 2016, was an outspoken advocate for human rights causes around the world, helped found the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.