Or Hadash mark Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) virtually in April of 2020. We were joined by guest speaker Bertha Schwarz, who shared her story of survival as a young girl during the Holocaust. Fleeing the Nazi and French Vichy regimes, Ms. Schwarz endured hiding, family separation, and loss, before reaching Switzerland and eventually Palestine (Pre-State Israel). The YouTube video of that amazing event follows:
Although the following video is a part of the video above, we present it below so that it can be viewed separately at any time.
Featuring: Dan Schwarz (vocals), Cheryl Kripke Cohen (harp)
created in partnership with Mitlas Productions, LLC
(c)2020 Or Hadash: a Reconstructionist Congregation
With special thanks to:
- Alan Lindy
- The Or Hadash Holocaust Education Committee
- HAMEC