The town will observe its fourth annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday, Jan. 30, at noon, at Abbot Hall. The Select Board has proclaimed the day and recognized the month of January as Holocaust Remembrance Month.
In 2005, the United Nations officially designated January 27th for remembrance, and it is now observed by many countries worldwide. The day commemorates the over six million Jews and millions of other minorities who were killed by the Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945. The date of Jan. 27 marks the day the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated.
Beginning at noon, a candlelight ceremony will be held with a reading of the proclamation by Dan Fox, Select Board chair. High school senior Sasha Ganezer, a grandchild of Holocaust survivors on both sides of her family, will tell the story of their experiences and how it has affected her life.
Rabbi Michael Schwartz of Temple Sinai has organized this year’s Remembrance Day. He will conduct a 6 p.m. Friday evening service at the temple on 1 Community Road in commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust. Fox will be a guest speaker that evening.
All community members are invited and encouraged to attend both the afternoon and evening observances.
