Ft Worth Times

Providence Umugwaneza is a survivor.

Family members including her parents, five siblings, uncles and aunts and their families, along with their neighbors, were killed during the 100 days of genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. Providence was 11 years old at the time.

• Nearly 30 years later, she serves on the Texas Holocaust, Genocide and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.
• In observances of Holocaust Remembrance Day, she will discuss the 10 stages of genocide and the work she does with the commission. Her presentation is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the Summerglen Branch Library and participants may also participate remotely via Zoom.

• The day is meant to honor the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the many other victims of Nazism as nations work to prevent future genocides.
• The day has been an official observance since 2005.