All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Alderson Broaddus University Hosts International Holocaust Remembrance Day Event

PHILIPPI, W.Va.- Alderson Broaddus University Battlers joined with people around the world to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust as part of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The campus community observed International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a special presentation by volunteer students, faculty, and staff members on Monday, Jan. 27, in the Hamer Campus Center on the Alderson Broaddus campus.

Alongside a poster presentation, volunteers participated in the “Victims’ Names Reading” session and read 5,000 names of those who died during the Holocaust. Names were read continuously throughout the morning and afternoon. The reading and presentation were designed to increase awareness of tolerance issues and to honor the millions murdered during the Holocaust.

“It is a commitment by the university to recognize and commemorate the Holocaust and to learn from the tragedy,” said David Falletta, assistant dean of students. “The goal is to bring together the academic community and remind everyone of the history of the Holocaust. The participation of our students, faculty, and staff members was remarkable.”

The United Nations General Assembly created International Holocaust Remembrance Day in November 2005, and the selected date commemorated the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27, 1945. The day is recognized across the world to remember the six million Jews that were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as the millions of other people killed from 1933-1945 under the Nazi persecution and in genocides across the world since.

About Alderson Broaddus University
Alderson Broaddus (AB) University is a private, four-year institution of higher education located on a historic hilltop in Barbour County in Philippi, West Virginia. Since its founding in 1871, AB has been a leader and innovator in higher education, with accolades in the health and natural sciences.

The mission of AB is to provide students with the highest quality education, striving to prepare students to succeed in their chosen disciplines and to fulfill their roles in a diverse society as well-rounded and responsible citizens. For more information, visit www.ab.edu.

#

For the web story, click here: https://ab.edu/news/alderson-broaddus-university-hosts-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-event/.

Please refer to Alderson Broaddus University as just “AB” and not “ABU” in your article if you are using the shortened form.

Share this story:

Local Businesses

RECENT Stories

Wesleyan finishes seventh in MEC Commissioners Cup standings

West Virginia Wesleyan finished seventh in the 2024-25 Mountain East Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings, while the University of Charleston captured its eighth consecutive and tenth overall title for all-around athletic excellence.
Summer basketball

Summer basketball league wraps up week one

The Upshur County Summer Basketball League completed its first week at West Virginia Wesleyan College, featuring high-scoring performances from Dalton Hamrick, Cooper Sanders, Derek Sevier, Manadji Tokindang, and Austin Upton.
BUHS Girls Soccer Feature Image

Kelley calls soccer camp a success, has sights on leading B-U girls program to new heights

Logan Kelley, newly named head coach of the Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Buc soccer team, helped oversee a successful youth camp and aims to bring stability and new achievements to the girls program.

Wesleyan professor collecting first-hand accounts, photos to commemorate 1985 flood

A West Virginia Wesleyan College professor and librarian are collecting first-hand stories and photos from the 1985 flood to create an anniversary exhibit preserving campus and community memories of the disaster.

Pizza shop worker arrested for using customer credit card info to gamble online

A pizza shop employee was arrested after allegedly taking a customer’s credit card information from a food order and using it to make unauthorized bets totaling $300 on an online gambling site.

WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital and Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur to hold blood drive on August 15

WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur will host a blood and food drive on August 15 at the Event Center at Brushy Fork, offering incentives for blood donors.

Buckhannon Water Board Agenda: July 10, 2025

The City of Buckhannon Water Board’s agenda for its July 10, 2025, meeting has been released by My Buckhannon.

Upshur County Commission Agenda: July 10, 2025

Here is the agenda for the Upshur County Commission meeting scheduled for July 10, 2025.

Really Really Free Market and Community Potluck scheduled for Sunday, July 13

A community Really Really Free Market and potluck will be held Sunday, July 13, from 1–3 pm at Walnut and Chestnut streets, featuring free goods, services, food and opportunities to connect and volunteer.