YOUNGSTOWN The Jewish Community Relations Council will have its annual Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance) commemoration programs virtually Thursday and Sunday.
The 27th annual Community Holocaust Commemoration event will be 7 p.m. Thursday and the annual Shoah Memorial Ceremony will be at 4 p.m. Sunday.
“The continuous rise in antisemitism, racism, extremism, and hate crimes against the Asian and Pacific Islander communities demonstrates why studying and remembering the Holocaust are more important today than ever before,” said Bonnie Deutsch Burdman, federation executive director for community relations / government affairs. “This mission continues to be at the top of the JCRC’s agenda.”
CANFIELD While Hanukkah usually brings congregations and families together, this year has become more challenging with the coronavirus pandemic.
Temple El Emeth in Liberty, which would have had its members gathering at the temple for the lighting of the menorah nightly for the next week, has gone online this holiday season.
On Thursday’s first night of celebration via Zoom Eliana and Zachary Schonberger and their daughter, Marleigh, 6, of Boardman, lit the menorah at Rabbi Joseph Schonberger’s home in Canfield.
“It is a honor to be selected as the family to light the menorah for the first night. Marleigh was very excited to be part of this. Everything has to be done on Zoom this year,” Eliana said.