Registration and Pilgrimage Information

Registration for the 2025 Jerome Rohwer Pilgrimage is officially over. The Jerome Rohwer Committee and the Jerome Rohwer Pilgrimage Planning Committee look forward to seeing you at the upcoming 2025 Jerome Rohwer Pilgrimage in Little Rock, AR, May 21-24, 2025.

For those who registered, important information is below. Please take a look.

The Pilgrimage offers camp survivors, descendants, and others the opportunities to connect with fellow Pilgrims from around the globe. Last year we had Pilgrims from as far east as Europe, and as far west as Hawaii. You will learn about and discuss the legacy and aftermath of WWII era concentration camps in the USA. One day of the Pilgrimage is a journey to each concentration camp site in Jerome and Rohwer, where the sacred Ireichō (a book with names of over 125,000 innocent Japanese and Japanese Americans imprisoned during WWII) will be honored and short services will be held. We will have lunch in McGehee, AR, home to the WWII Japanese Internment Museum, followed by a program that includes taiko drummers and a short Obon festival to honor the spirits of our ancestors. There will be two full days of programming in Little Rock, with historical sessions, survivor perspectives, generational and intergenerational discussions, social activities, and opportunities to research family histories and to stamp the sacred Ireichō. Learning and open conversation lead to understanding and healing.

Details

Dates: May 21-24, 2025. Onsite registration starts at 1:00 PM, May 21.
Ireichō: You will need an appointment for stamping the Ireichō at the Pilgrimage. Follow the link for Information about the Ireichō and a link for requesting an appointment.
Dinner option after Thursday Pilgrimage to Rohwer and Jerome. Benihana reserved 6 hibachi tables for Pilgrimage guests at 7:00 PM, Thursday evening. You will be responsible for your dinner, but as a convenience, we will set up a reservation link on Zeffy, that will be shared. Benihana is part of the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel, so it is very convenient. Each table can seat 10 people, so the first 60 to respond will have a 7:00 reservation. If more folks want to eat at Benihana, they will make reservations for 8:00 PM. The menus for Benihana are available here, Dinner Menu; Menu 2, also includes lunch.
You are required to sign and submit a Waiver.
For minors, please use the Minor's Waiver.
We will be sending the link to you in a separate email, as well. Please complete the Waiver and return an executed copy (scanned signature is acceptable) or return an executed copy at Registration.
We need your help. There are a number of opportunities to assist during the pilgrimage, including, being a bus monitor, facilitator, host, etc. Click on the signup button to volunteer.

Merchandise Fundraiser

We launched our merchandise fundraiser. Purchase now to receive your garments in time to wear them at the Pilgrimage.
Visit our Click here to learn about our fundraiser