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From YouTube: Do Not Forget Me Concert Reception
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Artistry and peace go hand in hand at the Terezin Music Foundation's "Do Not Forget Me" Concert held at Symphony Hall in the Back Bay. The annual concert, which also recognized the contributions of national advocate Khizr Khan, revolves around education and philanthropic participation in the world.
A
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Mark
Ludwig
I'm,
director
of
the
Terezin
Music
Foundation.
This
is
an
extraordinary
day
ahead
for
all
of
us
and
I
just
want
to
look
back
last
month.
Probably
some
of
you
were
at
the
very
same
event.
I
was
at
this
was
a
temple
Israel.
It
was
an
interfaith
event
where
basically,
it
was
bringing
all
the
different
communities
of
the
Boston
area
together.
Taking
a
stand
at
saying,
we
were
all
in
it
together
we're
taking
a
stand
against
intolerance
and
among
the
clergy
that
were
there
from
different
denominations.
A
We
also
had
some
rather
significant
and
prominent
figures
from
on
the
political
side
and
I
would
have
to
say
that
I
was
very
touched
by
Mayor
Walsh's
comments
all
right.
First
of
all,
he
did
something
which
I
think
is
a
real
gift.
It
was
a
very
serious
thing,
but
he
also
brought
a
little
humor
and
he
brought
a
lot
of
warmth
to
the
moment.
B
Thank
you
very
much
mom.
It's
such
an
honor
for
me
to
be
here
today.
I
want
to
thank
you
to
to
to
introduce
this
special
person.
That's
coming
up
here.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
all
supporting
that.
The
honor
of
the
lives
of
Terezin
and
the
Holocaust
victims
and
I
want
to
congratulate
you,
mr.
Connor,
on
winning
your
recognition
tonight.
I
had
the
great
honor,
as
many
of
us
did
to
hear
this
man's
speech
at
the
Democratic
National
Convention
and
when
he
spoke,
we
should
clap
for
that
cause.
I
think
right
away.
B
B
We've
seen
vandalism
at
the
Holocaust
Memorial
here
in
Boston,
twice
in
the
last
several
months
in
the
city,
something
that
we
hadn't
seen
since
the
memorial
was
built.
We've
seen
threats
to
immigrants
their
rights
nationally
in
in
Boston,
were
willing
to
stand
up
to
stand
with
our
immigrant
families.
Mr.
cannon
will
be
up
here
in
a
moment,
but
I
just
want
you
to
know.
Mr.
Cohn
in
our
city
of
Boston,
28
percent
of
the
people
who
live
in
our
city
are
born
in
another
country.
B
Like
my
parents,
48
percent
of
the
people
that
live
in
our
city
are
first-generation
like
I
am.
We
will
constantly
always
stand
with
our
immigrant
communities
when
you
think
about
what's
happening
in
the
city
of
Boston
today
and
the
attacks
that
are
happening
all
over
the
place
in
so
many
different
people.
It's
important
for
us
to
stand
up
and
continue
to
push
love
push,
tolerance,
fight
against
hatred,
fight
against
fight
against
discrimination
that
that
is
not
what
we
stand
for
as
a
country
in
many
of
us
has
look
out
there.
B
Many
of
you
in
this
room,
like
myself,
were
either
immigrants
or
sons
and
daughters
of
immigrants,
and
they
came
to
this
country
not
to
hate
someone
else.
They
came
to
this
country
to
make
a
better
life.
Many
of
them
came
to
this
country
to
actually
send
money
back
home.
They
didn't
come
here
to
get
away
from
anything.
They
came
to
some
money
back
home
to
support
their
family
back
home.
That
didn't
have
anything,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
push
that
message
along.
It's.
C
B
Me
to
be
up
here
today
to
introduce
a
man
who
gave
an
incredible
speech
to
the
American,
something
that
we
will
never
forget
in
the
city
of
Boston,
a
speech
that
was
that
was
remarkable
from
his
heart,
a
speech
that
was,
we
didn't
realize
at
the
time
how
appropriate
that
speech
was
or
how
important
that
speech
was.
But
mr.
Cohen
I
want
to
thank
you,
congratulate
you
and
welcome
you
here.
After
this
beautiful
city
of
Boston,
Massachusetts.
C
Honorable
mayor
dignitaries,
I
am
undeserving
Lee
standing
before
you,
so
humble.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
this
honor.
Thank
you
for
remaining
beacon
of
hope
for
this
country.
I
come
from
Charlottesville
Virginia
Charlottesville
had
been
in
news
lately.
I
was
there
on
12th
of
August
I
was
there
on
13th
of
August,
and
then
we
saw
Boston.
C
C
Today
is
my
hundred
and
sixty
first
appearance
before
the
community,
wherever
I
have
gone
since
that
unfortunate
day
in
Boston,
people
have
spoken
highly
of
all
of
you
and
of
Bostonians.
That
is
the
way
to
deal
with
intolerance.
Thank
you
for
the
leadership.
I
am
so
humbled,
so
grateful
I
heard
this
honor
to
be
able
to
stand
before
you.
I
came
to
this
country
like
many
as
our
honorable
mayor
said
empty-handed.
C
With
your
support
with
your
encouragement,
we
are
on
our
way
to
equal
dignity.
I
always
remember
a
letter
that
was
written
to
us
among
thousands
of
letters
that
came
that
one
letter
stands
out
and
I
never
hesitated
to
mention
it.
Your
honor
26
pages
written
by
a
retired
Army
nurse
that
served
in
Second
World
War
in
Europe
after
telling
us
her.
This
is
what
she
says
at
the
end
and
I
always
remember
it.
She
says
mr.
mrs.
Kahn,
please
continue
to
speak.
C
Had
more
people
is
spoken
had
more
people
is
spoken
before
Second
World
War,
the
atrocities
that
our
Jewish
brothers
and
sisters
suffered
could
have
been
avoided.
Mr.
Khan
never
be
silenced,
continue
to
speak,
even
if
you're
left
alone
continue
to
speak.
It
is
for
that
reason
it
is
with
that
reminder
that
we
have
continued
to
speak
to
our
peril
to
our
discomfort.
This
message
must
continue.
There
is
amazing
hopefulness
among
people
from
coast-to-coast
wherever
I
have
spoken.
There
is
concern,
but
there
is
faith
in
our
values.
Our
democracy
will
survive.
C
Our
values
will
survive,
our
pluralism
will
survive.
It
has
survived
in
the
past
this
moment
this
time.
This
dark
moment
is
momentary.
I
want
all
of
us
to
hear
this.
I
have
heard
it
personally
from
community
to
community
to
community
how
highly
they
speak
of
your
bravery,
a
fury,
standing
up.
People
look
up
to
you
for
courage
for
standing
up
to
intolerance,
so
I
am
grateful.
Thank
you
for
this
honor
undeserving
on
my
part,
but
you
have
restored
this
respect,
and
this
dignity
and
I
am
grateful.
Thank
you.