U of A Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

KUAF | By Daniel Caruth

Published January 31, 2022 at 1:03 PM CST

The pen, gifted from Sen. Bart Hester (R - Cave Springs), signed into law Holocaust Education for 5-12 grade students in Arkansas.

Last week the University of Arkansas commemmorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day by dedicating the pen used to sign Holocaust education into law in Arkansas last year.

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