About 500 people, including U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, Deputy Consul General of Israel Anna Shteingart, a handful of state and local politicians, and dozens of Jewish community leaders gathered at Greenwood Cemetery in Southwest Atlanta today to mark Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Georgians will gather at the Greenwood Cemetery in southwest Atlanta May 5 at 11 a.m. for the 59th annual Yom HaShoah — Day of Holocaust Remembrance— Commemoration to honor the
After a year of restoration, the Memorial to the Six Million will reopen in time for Yom HaShoah, the commemoration of the Holocaust. Sen. Jon Ossoff, the first Jewish senator from Georgia, will speak at the event.
Atlantans Are Leaders with U.S. Holocaust Museum
Three Atlantans serve in leadership roles with national Holocaust museum. 16 shares
Karen and Andy Edlin with Karen’s parents, Lola and Rubin Lansky, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993.
Mark Goldfeder, Hillels of Georgia’s legal counsel, was appointed to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council.
According to the Hillels of Georgia announcement, “Mark’s appointment to the Council is a testament to his professionalism, dedication to protecting the rights of Jewish students, his efforts combatting antisemitism and securing Israel’s right to exist, as well as his commitment to eradicating all forms of bigotry, prejudice, and hatred.”