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A memorial garden outside Oceanside’s Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center, installed last year, serves as a reminder of the Holocaust.

Oceanside community dedicated to remembering the Holocaust

“There’s an expression, L’dor va’dor, and it means ‘From generation to generation,’” said Joan Goldfaden, who has worked at the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center for nearly 25 years and represents the JCC on the Jewish Community Council of Oceanside. more

By Ben Strack | 4/20/17

The children’s choir performed two songs, Ani Maamin and Hatikvah during the ceremony.

Friedberg JCC marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

It was an evening of remembrance, of giving thanks for new lives and prayers for lives lost, Yom Hashoah, set aside to remember the Holocaust. The Friedberg JCC in Oceanside used the evening of … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 5/11/16

Rabbi Elliot Skiddel of Congregation Beth Emeth spoke during the Yom Hashoah service. The Torahs in the white coverings, at left, survived the Holocaust and are now used by Rockville Centre synagogues.

These scrolls are still here

The Nazis thought these Torahs would be relics of a forgotten people, but today they stand as the symbols of the people who thrived and survived. The Jewish community of Rockville Centre honored … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 5/11/16

Herb Friend spoke at Central Synagogue on April 15 about his parents’ struggles during the Holocaust. The synagogue invited the children of Holocaust survivors to share their parents’ stories on Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah.

Remembering the horrors of the Holocaust

Central Synagogue marked a solemn Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, on April 15, with prayers, songs and speeches from the adult children of Holocaust survivors. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/22/15

Inside the women’s camp at Birkenau, where Elly Berkocvits Gross was imprisoned.

Holocaust remembered in West Hempstead

Six local shuls will join on Sunday, April 7 for a commitment to remembrance on Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, the event will take place at the Jewish Community Center of West Hempstead, … more

Howard Schwach | 3/22/13

Philip Bialowitz, a Nazi death camp survivor during the Holocaust, will speak about his experience at the May 1 remembrance program.

A Holocaust survivor’s story

Approaching “Yom Hashoah,” or Holocaust Remembrance Day, on May 1, members of local Jewish centers are caught in a balancing act: coping with their pain and honoring the survivors’ heroism. The World War II tragedy still weighs heavily, driving several residents to find comfort in each other. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 4/26/11

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