Yom HaShoah Community Observance

Yom HaShoah Community Observance

Honor Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, April 23rd.

Join us at the Alpert JCC on the Weinberg Jewish Long Beach Campus at 10 AM for a youth education program for grades 7 and up. The Community Observance will begin at 11 AM with Rabbi Cassi Kail of Temple Beth El, joined by local clergy and students. The observance is free to attend and all are welcome. RSVP required. Learn more at alpertjcc.org Sponsored by Jewish Long Beach & Alpert JCC, and grants from the Gerda Seifer Yom HaShoah Fund.

The Gatov Gallery in partnership with Yad VaShem presents Stars Without a Heaven: Children in the Holocaust

The exhibition is dedicated to the unique stories of children during the Holocaust through the selection of drawings, poems, letters and toys. Despite their appalling situations and living conditions, children still engaged in imaginative play, sketching and writing, expressing their hopes, dreams and fears. This display of optimism, positivity, creativity and imagination demonstrate the unique capacity of children to hold on to the forces of life despite living in unspeakable circumstances.

Gerda Seifer Yom HaShoah Fund

The Yom HaShoah Community Observance has been part of our community for decades largely due to the tireless work of Gerda Seifer z"l and other Holocaust survivors and their families. If you wish to continue the important work of memorializing the Holocaust, please consider a donation to the Gerda Seifer Yom HaShoah Fund. The Fund makes possible the annual Community Yom HaShoah program, as well as other Holocaust education activities and programs. Donations are payable to: Jewish Long Beach, or call 562.426.7601 ext. 1314, or visit jewishlongbeach.org