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Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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A Legacy of Forgiveness: An Eva Kor Panel

Wednesday, May 8  | 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Virtual Event

$5 Non-Member | Free for IHS Members

Join us for a virtual panel to discuss Eva Kor, her relationship with forgiveness, and how that legacy made a mark on the world. We will be joined by our moderator Amber Maze and panelists Alex Kor, Louisa Hext, and Dr. David Kupfer. If you are unable to attend this panel and don’t want to miss this discussion; register and receive a link to a recording of the panel the next day.

Speaker Biographies

Louisa Hext – Louisa is a skilled and experienced life coach, public speaker, consultant and alternative dispute resolution professional. She partners with her clients to explore forgiveness, reconciliation, and conflict resolution, and ways she can support her clients to create positive change in their lives. Louisa is the North American coordinator for the traveling photographic exhibition, The F Word: Stories of Forgiveness (a program of The Forgiveness Project a London, UK-based non-profit).

Alex Kor – Originally from Terre Haute, Indiana, Dr. Alex Kor is the son of two Holocaust survivors (Michael and Eva Mozes Kor). He has a B.S. in Chemistry from Butler University and a M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Purdue University. He received his D.P.M. (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine) from the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Kor is a full-time podiatrist for Hendricks Regional Health in Danville, Indiana, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor for Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Knowing the importance of being the son of two Holocaust survivors who have both passed away in the last 4.5 years, Alex feels an obligation to tell their stories. Since 1985, he has traveled to Auschwitz more than twenty times with his late mother. He is a member of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center Board of Directors and assisted in establishing an exhibit (Eva Kor from Auschwitz to Indiana) to honor his mother in downtown Indianapolis at the Indiana Historical Society. His new book, “A Blessing, Not a Burden” which chronicles his parents’ lives as well as how they positively impacted Dr. Kor, will be available in May of  2024.

Dr. David Kupfer – Dr. David L. Kupfer, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist living and working in Falls Church, Virginia. He specializes in using cognitive-behavioral therapy with people who have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, and other anxiety disorders. A child of Holocaust survivors, he serves as a docent at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. After meeting Eva Kor, he began to learn about forgiveness and use it in his clinical work. For the last 15 years, he has offered a seminar entitled “Teaching Forgiveness in Psychotherapy” for mental health professionals.

Amber Maze – Amber Maze is an expert in the field of genocide education and mass atrocity prevention. Her work focuses on Holocaust and genocide education, human rights advocacy, and the preservation of memory. Amber’s career has led her to work for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Enough Project, a Washington D.C.-based genocide prevention organization. Amber holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Ball State University and a Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from Stockton University of New Jersey. Amber also serves as the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Crane Center for Mass Atrocity Prevention.

A Legacy of Forgiveness: An Eva Kor Panel

May 8, 2024 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Virtual Event
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