PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) -- Philadelphia's Holocaust Remembrance Foundation has partnered with memorial and educational nonprofits across the country to provide a week's worth of virtual programming. The focus is on the radicalization of young people. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Wednesday, Jan. 27.
Eszter Kutas, executive director of the Foundation, says the series of free virtual educational discussions kicks off on Monday with a look at the historic rise of Nazi Germany, from Dr. Lindsay MacNeill of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Registration is free.
"She will provide that historical context for us," Kutas said. "And throughout this programming, we're going to look into what the roots of radicalization were in Nazi Germany as well as really look at today's problems."
On Tuesday, Andrea Heymann with the Philadelphia Anti-Defamation League will examine anti-Semitism statistics in America. Registration is free.
"She's going to be presenting and having a conversation about their annual audit," Kutas said. "Our audience will be able to look at what the trends have been in the past few years."
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Amy Spitalnick from Integrity First for America will be speaking on Wednesday about the their legal case in the Charlottesville riots and what precedent it will provide for fighting white supremacy. Registration is free.
On Thursday, a reformed Neo Nazi will share his life story.
"He's a wonderful human being who works with at risk youth trying to remove them from extremist groups of that nature," Kutas said. "So he is going to be talking about his life's journey."
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On Friday, Daisy Kahn with the women's Islamic Initiative for Spirituality and Equality will speak about Muslim radicalization, with an emphasis on ISIS trying to recruit young men. Registration is free.
"And she's also going to be talking about what successful efforts and strategies helped minimize those radicalization efforts," Kutas said.
All programs are free. Registration is available at the links above.