President Eisenhower’s great-grandson to headline Stan Greenspon Holocaust Education Center event

Merrill Eisenhower Atwater, great-grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, will headline a Stan Greenspon Holocaust Education Center (SGC) event at the Knight Theater in Charlotte on September 30. Atwater will discuss Holocaust remembrance, education, and his great-grandfather’s legacy, who, after visiting Ohrdruf concentration camp in 1945, ordered extensive documentation to prevent future denial. Atwater, an advocate for Holocaust education, stated, “When good people stand by in silence, the darkest chapters of history risk being written again.” The event aims to support the SGC's mission of teaching about the Holocaust and combating rising antisemitism, especially as survivor testimonies diminish. Judy LaPietra, SGC Executive Director, emphasized the need to "reimagine how we teach the Holocaust in today’s context and move beyond learning what happened to exploring why it happened and how antisemitism continues to evolve."