The walk participants
BURBANK—More than 100 Burbank residents, students, government officials/representatives attended the first Burbank “Candlelight Walk Against Persecution and Genocide” on December 8. Participants walked from the steps of Burbank City Hall to the Colony theatre company to protest against persecution and genocide.
The event was hosted by the Southern California chapter of the Kindertransport Association. The Kindertransport was a rescue effort before the start of World War II that saved the lives of about 10,000 children, most of them Jewish, from countries occupied by the Nazis.
Burbank Unified School District Board member Dr. Armond Aghakhani takes part in the walk
The program at the Colony Theatre featured Rachel Rubin Green celebrating Kindertransport, David Meyerhof celebrating Holocaust Rescuer Varian Fry, Michael Soehner and Bev Weise presenting ongoing rescue activities in the current refugee crisis and Burbank Unified School District Board of Education Clerk, Dr. Armond Aghakhanian.
Dr. Aghakhanian spoke about Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region’s initiative “America We Thank You: An Armenian Tribute to Near East Relief,â€
