Photos by Hannah Frayman
The University of Arizona Hillel Foundation held its 25th annual Holocaust Vigil on March 30-31 on the UA Mall. Over the 24-hour vigil, students and community volunteers read out loud a continuous roster of people who perished in the Holocaust. Participants painted ceramic butterflies, in memory of the 1.5 million children who were murdered in the Holocaust, for the Butterfly Project: Zikaron V’Tikvah – Remembrance and Hope. Holocaust survivors talked with students and shared their first-hand accounts of the atrocities and resilience they witnessed.
Student-created exhibits on the Mall included pods representing various aspects of the Holocaust and emphasizing parallels between the anti-Semitism of the Nazi regime and racist rhetoric in politics today. The goal of the vigil is to increase tolerance and understanding of the Holocaust both on campus and in Tucson.
