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2018 Holocaust Memorial Observation

2018 Holocaust Memorial Observation

On Sunday, April 15, the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center held its annual Holocaust Memorial Observation. The program consisted of the lighting of six candles, one for each million of the six million Jewish martyrs.  The VCJC holds an annual Holocaust High School Essay Contest. The winners, all from the Bronx High School of Science, were Janet Lee (first place), William Mesnick (second place), and Julia Haberfield (third place).  William Mesnick read his second-place winning essay. The first and third place winners…

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A note on Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day, 2018

A note on Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day, 2018

Today, April 12, 2018 is also the 27th of Nisan 5778 and Yom HaShoah.  In honor of the day, I am sharing an artifact brought back by my father, Alfred Kleinfeld, who served in the US Army during WW2.  He was in North Africa and then in Europe.  His name is inscribed in the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center’s Memorial Hall. Among the things that we have from him are a Yellow Star of David, with “Juif” on it, and the…

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