APRIL 20 • 2023 | 29
T
he Zekelman Holocaust
Center (The HC) will
host its annual com-
munity-wide Yom HaShoah
commemoration on Sunday,
April 23, at 2:30 p.m. The event
will take place in-person and
will be livestreamed at www.
Holocaustcenter.org.
This year’s program will
be led by local clergy Rabbi
Aaron Bergman and Hazzan
Daniel Gross of Adat Shalom
Synagogue. Survivors and
children of survivors will light
memorial candles, and commu-
nity members will read selected
poems that express communal
grief for the 6 million Jewish
victims of the Holocaust.
Pianist Marty Liebman will
provide musical accompani-
ment. Following the event, all
who wish to light a memorial
candle are invited to do so at
the Center’s Eternal Flame. Free
admission and valet parking will
be provided.
This year’s event is pre-
sented in cooperation with
C.H.A.I.M. (Children of
Holocaust Survivors Association
In Michigan); Hidden Children
and Child Survivors Association
of Michigan; Michigan Jewish
Conference; Program for
Holocaust Survivors and
Families, a Service of Jewish
Senior Life; The Shaarit
Haplaytah Organization; and
The Voice/Vision Holocaust
Survivor Oral History Archive.
This year, Yom HaShoah,
also known as Holocaust
Remembrance Day, is April 18.
The day is dedicated to remem-
bering the millions of lives lost
to Nazi persecution as well as
reflecting on the courageous
acts of those who resisted.
As part of Yom HaShoah, The
HC is inviting the community
to participate in “Unto Every
Person There is a Name,
” an
international Holocaust memo-
rial project that gives partici-
pants the opportunity read the
names of the 6 million Jews who
died, among them 1.5 million
children.
From now through April
30, all are invited to record a
video of themselves reading the
names of Holocaust victims and
uploading their video to social
media. Tag @HolocaustCenter
on Facebook and Instagram,
and @HolocaustMI on
Twitter, using the hashtag
#TheHCRemembers.
In addition, participants are
encouraged to tag friends and
nominate them to take part in
the project as well. To receive a
list of names and instructions
on how to participate in this
meaningful initiative, visit www.
holocaustcenter.org.
Unto every person there is a name.
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