The story of the rescue of 1,564 Czech Scrolls by Ralph Yablon, who donated them to the Westminster Synagogue, Kent House, London, where they arrived in February 1964, has passed into history as a small but remarkable episode in the tragedy of European Jewry. As an intimate link with individual congregations that were destroyed by the Nazis, the rescued Scrolls are a symbol of sorrow but also of hope as they are read and used, becoming part of the many communities, museums, and educational establishments around the world.

The keynote speaker for this program will be Sara Hurwitz. She served as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama in 2009-2010, and head speechwriter for Michelle Obama from 2010-2017. She was appointed to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by Barack Obama shortly before he left the White House. She is the author of "Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality and a Deeper Connection to Life" and "As a Jew,"