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2020 Tolerance Week Events Cancelled Due to Corona Virus
With the closing of schools in Iowa, we had no choice but to cancel all of the events of Tolerance Week. Once the dust settles, we will explore the possibility of rescheduling, depending upon schedules of the school systems and our special guests.
read moreTolerance Week Holocaust Educator and Auschwitz Survivor Phil Gans Dies at 91
Our hearts are broken. We have learned of the passing of our friend and Auschwitz Survivor and Holocaust Educator Philip Gans. He spoke to tens of thousands of Siouxland young people during the 10+ years he visited Sioux City during Tolerance Week. Rest in Peace. ...
read more2016 Tolerance Week Art Contest Winner Dies with her brother in ice-related car accident
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the deaths of 18-year-old Ella Holtzen and her 14-year-old brother Harrison Holtzen in a tragic car accident on January 14, 2020. Ella was the Tolerance Week Middle School Art Contest winner in 2016. Our deep condolences go...
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