Today, Wednesday April 18, at 7 pm the Jewish community in Cincinnati will observe Erev Yom Hashoah with religious services at Congregation B'nai Tzedek.www.bnaitzedek.us Though in remembrance of the Jews massacred by the Nazis during WW II, these remembrances are for everyone, especially if the word humanity means anything at all.
Thus, the services are for eveyone but registration is required.
Yom Hashoah – literally, “The Day of Catastrophe” is also known as the Holocaust Remembrance Day (more on that next). It is observed with candle lighting, stories of survivors, songs, poems and prayers.
Tonight's events at Congregation B'nai Tzedek are being presented by the Mayerson JCC which will present more events during the week -long remembrance.
Mayerson JCC preserves the Holocaust Torah Scroll, which came from the Jewish community of Trest in Moravia. The services will honor the Trest Torah with stories and music.
There is still more to come on this week of remembrance, including the history behind it, educational information and stories of survivors and those who risked their lives as they made a choice to save their fellow human beings in persecution.
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