Community Days of Remembrance: Generations After
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has joined with several local Jewish organizations to present “Yom HaShoah-Community Days of Remembrance: Generations After,” from May 1 to May 8. No comments yet. You can be the first!
In 1980, the U.S. Congress established the Days of Remembrance as our nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust. The annual eight-day period was designated for civic commemorations and special educational programs to help citizens remember and draw lessons from the Holocaust.
All of the events in the local commemoration take place at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, except for the communitywide Yom HaShoah commemoration, which will take place 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Beth El Congregation, 1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. Rabbi Bonnie Koppell will present a lecture titled, “We Are a People of Memory.”
Here is the rest of the schedule, courtesy of the Valley of the Sun JCC. The campus is located at 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. Visit vosjcc.org for additional information.
Monday, May 2
6:30 p.m.
Speaker and Art Exhibit Opening: Artist Helen Weisman
Weisman is an artist and certified docent at the Holocaust Museum and Educational Center in Illinois. Through her artwork and discussions, she tells the story of how the Holocaust affected three generations. Her goal through education is to help conquer hatred and prejudice. The art exhibit will remain on display in the campus promenade throughout the week.
Tuesday, May 3
7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Community Reading of Remembrance
9:30 a.m.: Siren of Silence and Community Torch Lighting
10-11 a.m.: “Three Generations: a Journey of Mother, Daughter and Granddaughter: a trip back to Poland and Ukraine”
Sheryl Bronkesh chronicled on film the journey back to Eastern Europe with her mother, Bronia, a survivor. This is Bronia’s incredible story of her life before and during WWII in the film entitled “Before America.” This film is now part of the resource library at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Sheryl and Bronia will be present to discuss their experience and answer questions.
7 p.m.: Community reciting of Yizkor
Thursday, May 5
6:30 p.m. “Surviving Survival: A Life-story”
Speaker: Mark Roseman, the Pat M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies at Indiana University. He received a Ph.D. in history from the University of Warwick and a bachelor’s degree in history from Christ’s College, Cambridge. For his Ina Levine Invitational Scholar Fellowship, Professor Roseman is conducting research for his project, “Between Utopia and Rescue: The ‘League of Socialist Life’ before, during and after the Third Reich.”
Sunday, May 8
4 p.m. Yom Hazikron: Israel’s Memorial Day Observance
Yom Hazikron is the day in which Israel honors it’s fallen soldiers who gave their lives to protect the State of Israel. The ceremony also honors the memory of victims of terror from the ongoing unrest in Israel. The evening includes: presentations, songs of remembrance, a memorial service, and the sounding of a one-minute siren. Followed by an erev shira (sing-along).
These programs are co-sponsored by:
Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Phoenix
Israel Center
Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix
Phoenix Holocaust Survivors’ Association
Generations After
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center
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