Archive for May 2024
HHREC to Hold Dedication Ceremony at Garden of Remembrance for Planting Sapling From Anne Frank’s Tree in Amsterdam
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center will hold a dedication ceremony on Tuesday, June 11th at the Garden of Remembrance in White Plains, NY for the planting of a sapling grown from a tree referenced in Anne Frank’s Diary. The ceremony will begin at 12:00pm noon, and will include remarks by Westchester County Executive…
Read MoreASSEMBLYWOMAN AMY PAULIN & WESTCHESTER LEGISLATORS SECURE $100K FOR THE HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION CENTER IN WHITE PLAINS
Westchester County, N.Y. – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin partnered with Assembly Members Chris Burdick, Dana Levenberg, Steve Otis, Gary Pretlow, Nader Sayegh, and MaryJane Shimsky to successfully secure $100K from New York State for the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC). “Given the alarming incidents of anti-Semitism that are happening in New York and around the…
Read MoreAnnual Westchester Countywide Yom HaShoah Commemoration
A crowd of over 300 people gathered at the Garden of Remembrance in White Plains yesterday for the Annual Westchester Countywide Yom HaShoah Commemoration. The event was presented by the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC), Westchester Jewish Council (WJC) and UJA-Federation New York. The program featured a moving speech by Holocaust Survivor Annie…
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