On Sunday, April
27, 2014, from 4:00-5:00 pm, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA)
will invite the entire community to come together and remember the victims of the Holocaust with a
special program commemorating Yom HaShoah (or Day of Holocaust
Remembrance) at the
MJCCA’s Besser Holocaust Memorial Garden,
one of the preeminent Holocaust Memorials in the southeast. The program is free
of charge, and will take place at the Marcus JCC of Atlanta, (5342 Tilly Mill
Road, Dunwoody). Rain or Shine. For
information, visit www.atlantajcc.org,
or call 678.812.4161.
Yom HaShoah Program Highlights:
Ø The lighting of the Six Torches in memory of the six million
people, who perished in the Holocaust;
Ø A special musical presentation;
Ø Remarks from Jim Barfield,
author of the historical novel, Boxcars,
which he will discuss, as well as Jim’s hope that teens from all backgrounds
may adopt his passion for clarity on the Holocaust in such a way that
throughout their lives they will hold a solid commitment to never stand for
this history to be repeated. Jim’s presentation will also include an original
musical composition written especially for this occasion.
Ø Greetings from the Israel Consulate to the Southeast, and the
German Consulate General to the Southeast.
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