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Faith, state leaders gather for Holocaust Observance in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — On Sunday, Triangle faith leaders, community members, and state officials gathered for a Holocaust remembrance service to reflect on a dark chapter in history. The event also sought to promote education as a tool to fight a rise in anti-Semitism across the country.
“I think it’s very fearful for us Jews today to see it is repeating,” said Maxine Senet, chairman of North Carolina’s Holocaust Commemoration Planning Committee.
Senet’s parents were both Holocaust survivors.
“The only way that we can continue to make sure and protect that this doesn’t happen again is to educate the future generations,” she said.
Sunday’s event comes amid a spike in anti-Semitic incidents nationally.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, in the three months following the October 7 attacks, there were over 3,200 anti-Semitic incidents reported across the country — more than three times as the same time the year prior.
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“My message was twofold to the Jewish community, stay strong. And I offered encouragement and to the community as a whole,” said Michael Abramson, who chairs North Carolina’s Holocaust Council. “Let’s remember what happens when hatred permeates a community.”
Abramson believes some of the rhetoric put forth since October 7 shows the need for more honest, peaceful conversation.
“I just pray to the other side let’s have peaceful dialog. As I said, calling this about Jews and talking about anti-Semitism is the wrong way to go because you’re turning off the other side to talk,” he said.
As large-scale protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza reach college campuses across the country — including UNC Chapel Hill — education officials like State Superintendent Catherine Truitt are prioritizing knowledge of this dark period in history.
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“I always try to approach difficult topics in education with data,” Truitt said. “We have to equip students when it comes to difficult topics with knowledge.”
Truitt’s been a vocal supporter of the Gizella Abramson Act, which passed in 2021 and mandates Holocaust education in North Carolina’s public middle and high schools, effective this school year.
“If we continue to lift up the importance of Holocaust education, we will continue to eradicate any sort of misinformation that people may have, then turn around and use in the name of free speech,” she said.
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The North Carolina Tar Heels will be a young program across the board next season, with well over two dozen freshmen and numerous additions from the transfer portal this offseason. Expectations for the 2026 season are lowered dramatically after a disastrous first season for head coach Bill Belichick, though those expectations could help the Tar Heels fly under the radar.
As the Tar Heels approach the end of spring ball, it is time to look at the veterans of the team—the ones who have the experience to lead, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Let’s look at three underrated seniors for the 2026 football season.
Ade Willie, Cornerback
Willie joins the Tar Heels program after four years with Michigan State, as the former 4-star player in the 2022 recruiting class gets an opportunity to not only provide depth to the secondary, but potentially start Week 0 against TCU.
Willie played in over 30 games with the Spartans and brings experience in the secondary at cornerback and safety, along with quality length and closing speed to the football. For a defense that needs players to step up, the redshirt senior from IMG Academy will be asked to do so.
Isaiah Johnson, Defensive Lineman
The defensive line is beginning to look like one of the Tar Heels’ strengths for the 2026 season. Johnson, a former transfer from Arizona, enters his redshirt senior year looking to add another year of production after 40 tackles and two sacks this past season.
North Carolina has an impressive group of starters with Malkart Abou-Jaoude, Leroy Jackson, and incoming transfer Jaylen Harvey. Johnson adds value to the group as a run defender with the ability to penetrate the pocket. While not discussed as a key player, Johnson’s name will be used plenty during the regular season as a potential standout for the program’s defensive front.
Coleman Bryson, Safety
Bryson was a reserve player for the Tar Heels’ secondary last season as a big nickel defender in the rotation. Heading into his redshirt senior year, the former Minnesota Gopher is looking to become a full-time starter in the secondary.
It wasn’t long ago when Bryson was making plays as the 2022 Pinstripe Bowl Defensive MVP. His special teams abilities were valuable for North Carolina last season, and he flashed at times in coverage against tight ends, including a pass breakup in the season-opener against TCU. The Waynesville, North Carolina, native could be a key defender on the back-seven in 2026.
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Friends and family members gathered in Washington state on Saturday, remembering former Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett, who died on Easter Sunday. Another memorial service is planned in North Carolina next month.
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Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | First Quarter
Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | Q1 8:19
After a faceoff win by Henry Metz, Brendan Millon finds Truitt Sunderland to give the Hoos a 3-0 lead. Timeout North Carolina.
Virginia 2, North Carolina 0 | Q1 9:00
Brendan Millon gets the scoring started for the Cavaliers with a question mark style goal. On the defensive end, Jake Marek opens the game with three early saves with his third save setting up a transition goal by Tommy Snyder.
Virginia vs North Carolina pregame notes
UVA owns a 59-33 advantage since the series began in 1938.
The 59 wins are UVA’s most against any opponent in program history (followed by 51 against Duke).
In Chapel Hill last year, the Tar Heels defeated the Cavaliers 18-9, snapping UVA’s six-game series win streak.
UVA has won nine of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2018.
The Hoos have won the last two meetings with Carolina at Klöckner Stadium, 11-4 in 2022 and 14-6 in 2024.
The Tar Heels’ four goals in 2022 marked the fewest goals in a game under Joe Breschi, who was named UNC’s head coach in 2006.
The last time the Tar Heels knocked off the Cavaliers at Klöckner was a 16-13 decision during the first of three games between the two teams in 2021.
Later that year, UVA claimed back-to-back meetings against the Heels, including in the NCAA semifinals on the way to capturing the 2021 national title over Maryland.
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