Holocaust Remembrance Day
Yom Ha’Shoah 2006/5766
San Francisco | North Peninsula | South Peninsula | Marin
All programs are free and we welcome the public
San Francisco
L’Dor V’dor: From Generation to Generation
Monday, April 24 • 7:00 pm
Congregation Emanu-El
2 Lake Street at Arguello, San Francisco [directions]
Yizkor Service & Candle Lighting Ceremony featuring the Jewish Folk Chorus and inspirational remarks by a young adult and survivor who traveled together to Poland.
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Transportation for Holocaust survivors who need it can be arranged through JFCS: (415) 449-3865
More info: Holocaust Center of Northern CA at (415) 777-9060 or JCRC at (415) 957-1551
Sponsored for the community by the Holocaust Center of Northern California and the JCRC, beneficiaries of San Francisco-based Jewish Community Federation, in cooperation with the agencies and congregations of San Francisco.
North Peninsula
Justice, Justice, Thou Shalt Pursue
Monday, April 24
Peninsula Temple Beth El
1700 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo [directions]
6:30 pm - Reading of the Names
7:00 pm - Service of Commemoration
Guest Speaker: Lucille Eichengreen, survivor of the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz, Neuengamme, and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps and author of the book From Ashes to Life.
More info: JCRC at (650) 961-1922 or kstiller@jcrc.org
Sponsors: Congregations Peninsula Temple Sholom, Peninsula Sinai, Peninsula Temple Beth El, Beth Jacob, and the Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, JCRC, PJCC, Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School.
South Peninsula
Triumph of the Spirit: Against All Odds
Monday, April 24 • 7:00 pm
Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills [directions]
Featuring intergenerational song, prayer, music, readings, artwork, and a special message from Israeli Consul General David Akov.
Guest speaker: The Reverend Bruce Bramlett, an ordained Episcopal priest and Christian scholar.
More info: JCRC at (650) 961-1922 or mforman@jcrc.org
Sponsors: ALS JCC, Bureau of Jewish Education, Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life, Congregations Beth Am, Emek Beracha, Etz Chayim, Keddem, and Kol Emeth, Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, JCRC, the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, Jewish Study Network, Kehillah Jewish High School, Sequoia Chapter of Hadassah, South Peninsula Hebrew Day School.
Marin
Community Observance: Remembrance of the Holocaust and Acts of Courage
Tuesday, April 25 • 7:00 pm
Congregation Rodef Sholom
170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael [directions]
Holocaust survivors, educators, and clergy will lead the memorial ceremony and educational and experiential workshops.
More info: Congregation Rodef Sholom at (415) 479-3447
A program of the Partners for Jewish Life in Marin. Cosponsored by Marin Interfaith Council and the Marin YMCA.