Holocaust Rails prepares for reopening after June floods
This April marks the 20th anniversary of the group Tolerance Week who brings in Holocaust Survivors to speak with Siouxland students each year to educate a new generation about humanity's cruelty as well as people's capacity for kindness. It also marks the 80th anniversary of the Allies liberating several of the concentration camps and signaled the end of World War II.
The June 2024 floods ripped through the Railroad Museum. The disaster left upwards of 30 inches of water in parts of the exhibit. However, Board Chair Lou Ann Linblade said she's grateful that the Holocaust Rails only sustained the damage that it did.
'We were very fortunate that we were able to gather up and lift and raise all the contents in all the display cases, so we did not lose any artifacts,' Lou Ann Linblade, chair of the Tolerance Alliance, said. 'We weren't sure how high was high enough before the flood waters came. it was more than anyone expected it to be but thankfully, we were able to survive all of it.'
Hawarden nonprofit created to help rebuild community after flooding
Volunteers for the Rail exhibit pointed out that Tolerance Week did more than the yearly events that feature films that share the stories of those who lived through the Holocaust. That prompted Tolerance week to change their name to The Tolerance Alliance.
Tolerance Week is scheduled for April 9 to 11. On Wednesday, April 9, the Sioux City Symphony will perform Rise: A Journey of Spiritual Resistance at the Orpheum. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
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