Holocaust survivors and descendants gathered at Temple Emanu-El on the Higher East Aspect Sunday for the annual Gathering of Remembrance.
The Museum of Jewish Heritage hosted this system of music, tales, and a candlelight ceremony.
Democratic Metropolis Council Speaker Julie Menin, whose grandfather died within the Holocaust, warned of the rise in antisemitic incidents in New York. She additionally spoke of getting launched a program to deliver each eighth-grade public college pupil to the museum’s Holocaust Exhibition to be taught for themselves in regards to the horror of Nazi Germany.
“I do know and I’m hopeful that collectively, by talking out in opposition to antisemitism by holding occasions like we’re right this moment that honor the reminiscences of those who had been killed within the Holocaust, that’s how we’ll prevail at this very tough time,” Menin stated.
Menin additionally defended the invoice she pushed for that the council handed final month, after demonstrations exterior the “Park East” synagogue final yr. It requires the New York Metropolis Police Dept. to obviously designate safety perimeters to handle protests exterior homes of worship, whereas additionally preserving free speech.
The regulation handed on a 44-5 council vote, making a veto-proof majority.
