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10A March 2020 FEDERATION NEWS

We shall never forget –

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Bette Zaret, Chair, Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance

he United Nations General As- member Edie Chaifetz introduced key- educate and never forget this most hor- and all those we have lost. The audi-
sembly designated January 27 note speaker Dr. Debórah Dwork who rific time in history. ence joined hands and read the “Hands
Tof each year – the anniversary spoke of children refugees during the The Sarasota Young Voices choir, Against Hate” pledge, committing to
of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birke- Holocaust. Dr. Dwork is an American under the leadership of Artistic Direc- standing up and resisting hate, bigotry
nau – as International Holocaust Re- historian, specializing in the history of tor Genevieve Beauchamp, enchanted and bullying, to not stay silent in the
membrance Day. Auschwitz, where the Holocaust. She is the Rose Profes- and mesmerized the audience with face of intolerance, and to work with
over 1.1 million Jews were murdered, sor of Holocaust History and Founding their beautiful renditions of “When I their neighbors to create kinder, safe
was a complex of over 40 concentra- Director of the Strassler Center for Ho- am Silent” and “Inscription of Hope.” and more inclusive communities for
tion and extermination camps operated locaust and Genocide Studies at Clark Sarasota Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch all.
by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland University in Worcester, Massachu- then offered remarks and read a proc- To learn more about Holocaust
during World War II and the Holocaust. setts. lamation from the City of Sarasota in education and programming and the
On this annual day of commemora- The ceremony also featured poi- honor of the event. Heller CRC, please contact Director of
tion, the UN urges every member state gnant reflections from three Holo- Rabbi Feibelman led the audi- Community Relations Jessi Sheslow at
to honor the six million Jewish victims caust survivors – Rifka Glatz, Helga ence in the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer 941.343.2109 or jsheslow@jfedsrq.org,
of the Holocaust and millions of other Melamed and George Schillinger – for the dead, in remembrance of all or visit jfedsrq.org/holocaust.
victims of Nazism and to develop edu- who told of their harrowing memo- those who perished in the Holocaust
cational programs to help prevent fu- ries of being in concentration
ture genocides. camps and then being liber-
On January 26, The Jewish Fed- ated. Art Sheridan, a liberator
eration of Sarasota-Manatee and its of the Dachau concentration
Heller Community Relations Commit- camp in Germany, spoke of his
tee (CRC), in collaboration with the experiences that he and his fel-
Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance low American soldiers endured
project, hosted more than 400 people as they witnessed the ravages
who participated in our local Interna- of what the Holocaust caused.
tional Holocaust Remembrance Day All in the audience felt hon-
event. ored, privileged and humbled
The event was introduced by pro- to hear their personal stories,
gram co-chairs Dr. Anna Kohen and and admired their strength,
Bette Zaret. Rabbi Anne Feibelman courage and commitment Sarasota Young Voices enchants the audience with beautiful songs
offered the invocation. Federation to continue to

U.S. Military Veteran Arthur Sheridan
Holocaust survivor Helga Melmed shares her experience Dr. Debórah Dwork speaks about children refugees after WWII speaks about liberating Nazi death camps

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