A Week of Holocaust Learning with the Elgin U-46 School District & Carmel Catholic HS

This upcoming January 2024, the Elgin U-46 school district and Spungen Family Foundation will come together for three days of learning centered around the Holocaust. High school classes will be bussed to Elgin Community College and get the opportunity to hear a Holocaust survivor tell their story, explore the Spungen Foundation’s exhibit of genuine WWII artifacts, and attend a special performance of the theatrical play, Letters from Anne and Martin, presented by the Anne Frank Center USA.

The events of January 23-25, 2024 fall in-between Martin Luther Jr. Day (January 15) and International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the day Auschwitz was liberated (January 27).

In recognition of these important dates, the Anne Frank Center USA—based out of New York City—is bringing their theatrical play to the Elgin area. Letters from Anne