Tag: Henry Ricklis Holocaust Memorial Committee
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Rabbi shares his story as a child of the Holocaust in Monroe
MONROE – When Peter H. Grumbacher was growing up in the 1950s in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, the atrocities of the Holocaust was the cloud, the “elephant in the room” so to speak. It was a topic Grumbacher, as a curious young child, got dismissed time and time again through a…
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Son of World War II rescuer to speak during Yom HaShoah observance in Monroe
The Henry Ricklis Holocaust Memorial Committee of Monroe Township will hold a Yom HaShoah observance, “We Are All Jews,” at 1 p.m. on April 22 at Monroe Township Middle School, 1629 Perrineville Road, Monroe. There will be a candle lighting at 12:30 p.m. Sgt. Roddie Edmonds is the first American serviceman from World War II…
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Yom HaShoah remembrance ceremony set for May 7
The Henry Ricklis Holocaust Memorial Committee of Monroe will present “Where Jews Found Refuge” on May 7 at Monroe Township Middle School, 1629 Perrineville Road, in observance of Yom HaShoah. There will be a candle lighting at 12:30 p.m., followed by keynote speaker A.J. Sidranksy at 1 p.m. There will be the viewing of “Sosua:…