THE STATEN ISLAND JEWISH COMMUNITY YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE
"BREAKING THE CHAINS OF TYRANNY--LINKING GENERATION TO GENERATION"
THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION AT AUSCHWITZ

"We did not find the world desolate when we entered it; our parents planted for us before we were born; so do we plant for those who those will come after us." - Talmud Ta'anith, 23A

Sunday, May 15, 2005, 6th Day of Iyar 5765, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, 275 Martling Ave., Staten Island, NY

Statistics of the Number of Jews Who Died during the Holocaust

THE PROGRAM

Second Generation Pledge Yaffa Schonbach
Presentation of the ColorsJewish War Veterans
Pledge of Allegiance, Star Spangled BannerAttendees
InvocationMsgr. Dorney
Welcoming RemarksRabbi Newberger
Reflections on the March of the living 2005 Lynn Laufer
Musical Selection Vi Ahin Zolich Gein (Where Shall I Go) Linda Keltz
Youth Readings Students from the Hebrew Schools of Congregation Bnai Jeshurun, Congregation B'nai Israel, Congregation Ohel Abraham, Temple Emanuel, Congregation Ahavath Israel, and Congregation Aviv Hadash
Musical Selection: Memories Hayley Mandel
Introduction of Keynote Speaker Rabbi Stern
Keynote Speaker Fred Schwartz
Musical Selection: Zog Nit Ken Mol (Partisans' Hymn) Linda Keltz
Candle Lighting by Holocaust Survivors Sonja Nadritch
Tribute to the Righteous Among Nations John Rebori and Leslie Palma
"The Shadows At Night" by Alice Lok Cahana Msgr. Dorney
Musical Selection: S'Brent (It's Burning) Linda Keltz
Holocaust Torah Procession Manny Saks and George Laufer
Valley of the Dry Bones - Ezekiel 37Rabbi Unger

Memorial Prayers

23rd PsalmRabbi Ackerman
Holocaust KaddishRabbi Sussman and Rabbi Schaktman
El Moleh Rachamim Rabbi Waidenbaum
Prayer for the State of Israel Rabbi Eichenholtz
Prayer for PeaceRabbi Lehrfield
Hatikvahattendees

Yom Hashoah Commemoration Committee

Manny Saks, (Chairperson) Marvin Ben Aron, Bernard Herman, Linda Brill, Arlene Cohen, Nathan Cohen, Sandra Conrad, Edward Fishman, Jill Classman, Gladys Goldsmith, Zack Gralla, Claire Guttsman, Alan Katkin, George Laufer, Lynne Laufer, Stan Miller, Sonja Nadritch, Carol-Ann Rebori, John Rebori, Yaffa Schonbach, Shiriey Schuman, Howard Siegel, Rabbi Stephen Stern

Sponsoring Congregations and Institutions

Arden Heights Boulevard Jewish Center, Congregation Ahavath Israel, Congregation Aviv Hadash, Congregation B'nai Israel, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, Congregation Ohel Abraham, Temple Emanu-el, Temple Israel Reform Congregation, Young Israel of Staten Island

Youth Groups

USY & Kadima (Congregation B'nai Jeshurun) Youth Director: Marvin Ben Aron; Project Jacob (Jewish Community Center of Staten Island) Youth Director: Glenn Wechsler

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