Emmanuel Habimana, a survivor of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide will spend the afternoon and evening with students and special guests. Students will also have the opportunity to conduct interviews with Emmanuel for special projects. The events are sponsored by the Spungen Foundation, Stoneman family and Perna family.

With support from CANDLES Holocaust Museum, the Spungen Foundation will hosting 26 high school students from Terre Haute South STAND chapter in Indiana. In addition to the STAND Conference the students will meet privately with Syrian American students, a Holocaust survivor Magda Brown and tour the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center.

STAND is the student-led movement to end mass atrocities. Born out of the fight to stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, STAND is devoted to creating a sustainable student network that actively fights genocide and mass atrocities wherever they may occur.

The Spungen Foundation will host History teacher Rob Stanton and eight (8) students for an in-depth emersion Holocaust experience at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and CANDLES Holocaust Museum. Students will have private home meals with survivors Matthew Lassen, Magda Brown and Agnes Schwartz. The students will travel to CANDLES Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute, IN to meet with and hear Eva Kor speak. Their last private breakfast will be with Carl Wilkens and Elyseé Gasigwa, witnesses to the 1994 Rwanda Genocide and both heroes, risking their lives to hide and save tens-and-tens of Rwandans.

As part of its Be the Change series CANDLES Holocaust Museum will host "Voices of Syria" featuring the experiences of an American humanitarian worker in South Sudan and Syria. The Be the Change series features stories of courage, resistance, and heroism in the Holocaust and other genocides, and it provides a forum to examine human rights issues in our contemporary world. This program is made possible in part by support from the Spungen Family Foundation.

With the support of teacher Emily Hinz, High School senior Christy Kruk arranged for Holocaust Survivor and Illinois Holocaust Museum President Emeritus, Sam Harris to speak to only students, teachers Invited guests.

Organized by High School teacher Katelyn Edwards, the Spungen exhibit will be presented to students and teachers only during all class periods.

The Spungen Holocaust Postal Collection will be the focus of an advanced 2-Day Holocaust education program for students. Former student Joanna Liang and AP History teacher Barbara Markham use grant money to travel to Genocide sites and bring special programs to Padua. On Tuesday May 9th, Shanghai Refugee/survivor, Yvonne Daniel Will speak to two Padua classes.

Organized by High School teacher Katharine Batman, the Spungen exhibit will be presented to students and teachers only during all class periods. Earlier in the week the students will have the honor of hosting Holocaust survivor, Steen Metz (Denmark) speak.

The Spungen Foundation will participate and help Professor Harold Marcuse coordinate Rwanda Genocide survivor, Emmanuel Habimana speak to 150 students in Harold’s Holocaust & Genocide course.

The Spungen Foundation is honored to be a new member and attend and actively participate in the AHO 2017 Conference.