Thursday, March 16, 2017
The Wharton Club of Chicago invites you for a night of remembrance and "taking a stand for humanity" at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center on Thursday, March 16.
Please call the office for late reservations: 847-256-5800
The evening will begin with heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages and will then feature a talk by the museum's CEO, Susan Abrams, a Wharton alum. Ms. Abrams will discuss her career transition from the private sector into nonprofit leadership and the Holocaust Museum's modern-day social advocacy around the world.
After the talk, attendees will get a sneak peek of the museum's groundbreaking 3D Interactive Survivor Experience, where attendees can engage in conversation with strikingly life-like images of actual Holocaust Survivors. You will be encouraged to ask questions and hear the answers and stories in the Survivor’s own voice. The evening will conclude with docent guided tours of the Museum and the new exhibition Operation Finale: The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichmann.
Beverages, hors d'oeuvres, and running tours of the museum will be available all evening.
Cost is $49 per person.
For more information about the museum,
please visit their website.
About Susan Abrams
Susan Abrams was appointed CEO of Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in April 2014, with more than 20 years of nonprofit, museum, business building, and financial management experience. She previously served as the COO for JCC Chicago where she oversaw the $34 million organization’s businesses, executed at over 30 Chicagoland locations. She also held leadership positions at Northwestern University and Chicago Children’s Museum, in addition to working as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and an analyst at Goldman Sachs.
Ms. Abrams holds an MBA degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, a BSE from the Wharton School and a BA from the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of The New Success Rules for Women: 10 Surefire Strategies for Reaching Your Career Goals (Random House, 2000).
Please call the office for late reservations: 847-256-5800
EVENT DETAILS:
DATE: Thursday, March 16, 2017
TIME: 5:30-8:00 pm
LOCATION: Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077
FREE PARKING
COST: Wharton Alumni and their guests: $49.00
CANCELLATION POLICY: All cancellations must be received during normal business hours, 2 business days prior to the event or the attendee who made the reservation will be charged due to costs associated with the reservation and/or the event itself, regardless of actual participation.
