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High Holiday Memorial Service Will Honor Holocaust Victims

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A High Holiday Memorial Service for the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust will be held Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at the Mandell JCC in West Hartford.

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Submitted by Larah Winn, Mandell JCC

The annual High Holiday Memorial Service for the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust will be at the Mandell JCC on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Holocaust Memorial Sculpture at the Mandell JCC Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, CT. The service is free and open to the community.

Rabbi Chagi Rubin of Agudas Achim Synagogue will officiate and Cantor Joseph Ness of Beth El Temple will chant. Esia Friedman will speak about the origins of the Holocaust Memorial Sculpture.

Handicapped access will be available at the monument. In the event of inclement weather, the service will be held indoors. RSVP to Sheri Gaudet, 860-231-6351, [email protected]. For more information on the Mandell JCC, visit www.mandelljcc.org or call the Member Services Center, 860-236-4571.

The Mandell Jewish Community Center is open to everyone and supported by funds raised by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, a recipient of funding from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, and a member of the JCC Association of North America. For updates, follow the Mandell JCC on Facebook and Twitter. All dates and programs subject to change.

 

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