Yom Hashoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day Community Programs
18 Months in Hiding: Holocaust Survivor Henry Friedman
Sunday, May 5, 2024 | In-person at the Seattle Public Library, Central Branch | 2:00-3:30pm | Free | Registration Required
For 18 months, Henry Friedman hid in a loft of a barn with his mother, brother, and teacher. All around them, Jewish people were being arrested and killed by the Nazis and their collaborators. By the end of the war, 90% of Poland's Jewish population had been killed. Henry and his family survived.
To commemorate Yom Hashoah, Henry's presentation will be followed by a candle lighting in memory of the 6 million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust and the millions of non-Jewish victims of the Nazis.
Featuring special guest, award-winning musician Chava Mirel.
About Yom Hashoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day
Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorates the 6 million Jews and millions of others who were killed in the Holocaust. The date is set in accordance with the Hebrew calendar, on the 27th of Nisan, so that it varies in regard to the Gregorian calendar. The date was chosen to mark the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This year Holocaust Remembrance Day begins on May 5, 2024 at sunset and ends on May 6, 2024 at sunset.
