“There’s a diaspora of Jewish people across the world, but this ties us together even if we don’t see it every day,” Mayerson JCC Manager of Youth, Family, and Jewish
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April 11th kicks off a week of Israel celebrations in Cincinnati. âWe will be memorializing both Yom HaShoahâHolocaust Remembrance Dayâand Yom HaZikaronâIsraelâs Memorial Dayâwith virtual ceremonies that will include speakers, poems, prayers, and more as we honor those we have lost,â said Noah and Brett Stern, the chairs of the Yomâs planning committee.
This is the second year that these events have taken place virtually because of Covid-19. âAs we began planning for this yearâs events, we realized that community members wanted to gather together and feel safe while doing so,â Silverman said. âWe learned from last yearâs events that we needed to find interactive and experiential ways for people to engage with Israel. We found the most success through programs where we could provide goodie bags with supplies dropped off to participantsâ homes. Understanding that we do not have a core audience at home like we