2025 Events

All events are free and open to the public.

*All events are First Come, First Serve Seating*

Friday, March 28 at 1p.m., Lory Student Center Plaza -
Field of Flags Ceremony and Setup

A Field of Flags ceremony and setup will take place at 1:00 p.m. at the Lory Student Center Plaza. The flags will be on display during the entire week on the Plaza. The flags represent the different groups murdered during the Holocaust, with each flag representing 5,000 victims.

March 31-April 3, Lory Student Center - Litany of Martyrs
Please click here to sign up
A Litany of Martyrs will be held from 10:00am – 2:00pm, Monday, March 31 through Thursday, April 3 in the Lory Student Center Flea Market or Plaza. During this time, volunteers will take turns reading names of those who died during the Holocaust. Students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to volunteer for this event. Please sign up by clicking here.

“There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.” ― David Eagleman

Wednesday, April 2 from 12-2pm

Lory Student Center Room 302
My Parent, The Survivor

Mr. Ilan Levy

Engage in an intimate dialogue and gain a deeper understanding of the lived experience of a child of Holocaust survivors, exploring both the challenges and the triumphs.

Come to listen and take part in the discussion.

 

Tuesday, April 1 at 7 pm, Lory Student Center Room 387
Movie Night: Tragic Awakening

 

The October 7 pogrom in Israel was the worst massacre of Jews since the days of the Holocaust, yet rather than rally to the victim’s side with empathy and compassion, the international community has, confoundingly, exploded with Jew-hatred. Tragic Awakening: A New Look at the Oldest Hatred is therefore a profound and timely documentary that delves deeply into the roots of antisemitism and provides sobering revelations about the world’s oldest hatred. Where does such unbridled hatred come from, and can it be harnessed into a force for good? Tragic Awakening answers these and so many other questions with unvarnished candor.Click here to watch the trailer.

 

MAIN EVENT

EVENING WITH A SURVIVOR

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Lory Student Center - Main Ballroom
Evening with a Holocaust Survivor - Mr. Osi Sladek

**Due to event popularity, please arrive early. Please note first come, first serve seats, no reserving seats. Doors open at 6:00PM.

Please note: NO BAGS ALLOWED

2024 live stream:

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Mr. Oscar (Osi) Sladek is a survivor of the Holocaust. He was born to a musical family in Czechoslovakia, and was a child prodigy before the war. Mr. Sladek was one of the first Holocaust survivors to tell his story publicly, and he continues to do so. He has reached thousands of audience members young and old in countless venues. An extraordinary story of survival, tragedy and hope in the face of the greatest of evils.

A historic and increasingly rare opportunity to hear living testimony from a survivor and hero of the Holocaust.

 

Friday, April 4, 1 p.m., Lory Student Center Plaza - Field of Flags
Memorial Service & Walk to Remember - Remembering the Victims of the Holocaust
The week will conclude with a memorial service at 1 p.m. We will hold a short memorial service for all the victims of the Holocaust along with a Walk to Remember by AEPi.

Event Sponsorship, Contact Information and Funding
Brought to you by Students for Holocaust Awareness at CSU

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For more information or to volunteer please contact:

Lauren Maskus, Students for Holocaust Awareness President, president - lauren.maskus @ colostate.edu.

All events are free and open to the public through funding and co-sponsored by: Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU), Advisory Council on Jewish Inclusion, LSC, Hillel of Colorado, Chabad Jewish Student Organization, RHA, International Programs, AEPi and SAEPi.

Sponsorship opportunities available, sponsors invited to VIP reception with the Holocaust Survivor prior to event.