Holocaust Museum hosts 'Taking A Stand' against hate

Certainly, such powerful utilization of art, persuasive recall of history and deployment of creative energies to stand against the hyenas of hatred and other ancient merchants of bigotry will remain useful signpots and reminders of a worthy cause and effort. Hence, I commend Viviana Lombrozo and the Holocaust Museum. I'm happy to be a part of the support structure for this moral project. Regardless of what those who deny the monstrosity of the Jewish holocaust spew forth, informed individuals must stand against hate.

 Special to USAfrica The Newspaper, Houston
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A remarkable work and art exhibition, dedicated to those who stood up against the Nazis and rescued people during the Holocaust, titled 'Taking A Stand', will open at Holocaust Museum Houston on August 15, 2002 in the Joseph and Edith Mincberg Gallery, Morgan Family Center.

It is a reflection of the creative artistic genius of Viviana Lombrozo. According to the museum, it "is meant to inspire visitors to follow the same path as those righteous individuals." The exhibition - which will allow a public reception - is underwritten by Houston Endowment, Inc., USAfrica The Newspaper (www.USAfricaonline.com), and Continental Airlines, will have an extensive run through January 6, 2003.

"In this project, I want to stress the capacity for goodness in the face of atrocity," affirms Lombrozo. "This installation honors the people who took a stand during the Holocaust to save the lives of others. It also encourages the audience to take a stand against hatred and intolerance of any kind, anywhere, at any time."

The Museum's Director of Changing Exhibits, Collin Keel, points to the many unique aspects of the exhibit, including a "graffiti wall," a video, newspapers on the floor, and a life-size sculpture of a wall with one window and one door. Dominating the center of the gallery is the wall sculpture and the newspapers. Scattered across the floor, the papers are full of reprints of hate crimes news coverage.

In Houston, these papers were formatted and pasted together by at-risk youths involved in the Holocaust Museum's Youth and the Law Program.

Lombrozo who has worked for the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Testimony of Truth oral history project, began 'Taking A Stand' after many years of interviewing Holocaust survivors. This report also appeared in the August 15, 2002 edition of USAfrica The Newspaper, Houston.

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