From the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, John Hope Bryant.
Chaitra and I were honored to receive the Medal of Valor from the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation at its 2025 annual gala in New York City. The medal recognizes moral courage, leadership and a commitment to standing against hatred.
We shared the evening with Victory Boyd, Malynda Hale, Pastor Carl Day and Raymond Leon Roker, fellow members of the AJCF-EXODUS delegation that Van Jones led to Poland in January to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Standing in those places, with survivors and educators beside us, changes you.
In the face of rising hatred and division, we have to remember the lessons of history and work together to build a world rooted in dignity, empathy and justice.
Source: Business Wire, June 13, 2025.