In Sydney, almost 2000 members of the NSW Jewish community watched the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ Yom Hashoah commemoration, both in-person and online. The in-person ceremony was held at Moriah College with a screening and candle lighting at Masada College. Holocaust survivor Olga Horak delivered the keynote address with an emotional plea to the…
Click for more details In 2022 we will be focusing on Keeping Alive the Stories of Survival with Holocaust Survivor Olga Horak OAM. As well as Olga, the candlelighters this year will be Joseph Symon, Ana de Leon, Gaby de Leon, Jack Meister and Sam Young. We will also hear from Egon Sonneschein who…
The theme of this year's communal Yom Hashoah commemoration in NSW is "Keeping Alive the Stories of Survival".writes Dane Stern. In the past year, our community has lost many of its treasured Holocaust survivors, highlighting the reality of dwindling survivor numbers and how we must cherish those that are still with us. Survivors will be…