Description
Recalling all who perished during the Holocaust, this year’s program features an evening of music, candle lighting, and remembrance.
The guest speaker is Norman Berman, who was born in the Föhrenwald displaced persons camp in Germany just after the end of World War II. Mr. Berman came to the U.S. in 1949 as a small child with his parents, Misha and Bluma, both born in Poland. While they survived the Holocaust, they lost more than 70 members of their families. In 2009, he traveled to Eastern Europe with his daughter, visiting his parents’ birthplaces and tracing their journeys during the Holocaust. Today, he shares his parents’ stories to illustrate the dangerous consequences of silence and indifference in the face of bigotry and prejudice.
Music will be provided by cellist
Mina Kim, the Cambridge Rindge and Latin String Orchestra, the
Cambridge Community Chorus, and
A Besere Velt. Poetry and music of the Roma will be shared by
Margareta Matache and
Victoria Rios.
The program is free, open to all, wheelchair accessible, and assistive listening devices are available. It welcomes all communities of Cambridge – including children and adults and people of all faiths and traditions.
Temple Beth Shalom is located just off Broadway at 8 Tremont St., between Hampshire St. and Broadway (Tremont St. is one block east of Prospect St., between Central and Inman squares). Limited free parking is available.