SOMA Living April 2023

HOLOCAUST REMEMBERED

The 46th Annual South Orange/Maplewood Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Service will take place on Sunday, April 23, at 4 p.m at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel (432 Scotland Road, South Orange). A Rally for Remembrance, including community leaders, will precede the service on the front lawn at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel at 3:15 p.m. The service will be held in person, with an option to watch via livestream: (www.RememberandTell.org/2023). SOUTH ORANGE INTERFAITH HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

This event features the incredible storytelling of Fred Polak, a child of Dutch Holocaust survivors, Jaap (Jack) and Ina. His parents fell in love amid one of the darkest moments in human history and miraculously survived. They brought their story of hope, love, and resilience to the United States in 1951. Their son, Fred, continues to spread the messages learned from their experiences.

FRED POLAK

The Holocaust Remembrance service also features music and reflections from different faith leaders, providing a space for hope, understanding and combating intolerance as a community. This includes an interfaith choir; comprised of adults and young people from Voices in Harmony, Kol Dodi, the Our Lady of Sorrows Adult, Children, and Youth Choirs as well as the Choir of St. Philomena Roman Catholic Church. The annual Interfaith Holocaust Memorial Service started in 1977 by Max Randall of Maplewood, Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, and Sister Rose Thering from Seton Hall University. Maplewood resident and long-time Chair of the SOMA Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Committee, Jim Ferruggiaro, will be honored with the Sister Rose Thering Holocaust Education Award

Written by: Alan Levine For more information, go to: www.RememberandTell.org/2023.

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