Annual Westchester Countywide Yom Hashoah
Holocaust Commemoration
Keeping the Memory Alive: Generation to Generation
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) and Westchester Jewish Council (WJC) present the Annual Westchester Countywide Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration each year in April at the beautiful Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Garden of Remembrance at 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains. This event is held to commemorate the approximately six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany and its collaborators.
In 2025, the Annual Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration Keeping the Memory Alive was held on Tuesday, April 24th. The program featured keynote speaker Arlette Baker, a procession of Westchester's rescued Holocaust Torahs, and remarks by U.S. Congressman George Latimer. The event began with the Opening of the Gates by Hillels of Westchester and the Sounding of the Shofar by HHREC and WJC Board Member Mitchell Ostrove, and was followed by the Procession of Rescued Torahs led by Rabbi Leora Frankel, President, Westchester Board of Rabbis and Rabbi Leora Frankel of Larchmont Temple.Welcome remarks were delivered by Daniel P. Weinreb, Chairperson HHREC, and an Invocation was offered by Reverend Erwin Lee Trollinger, Calvary Baptist Church, White Plains. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins welcomed all attendees, followed by the keynote speaker.
2024 YomHashoah News12 Coverage
Photo credits: Raya Cotrell
Co-hosted by:
2024 Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration
at Garden of Remembrance
Photos courtesy: Raya Cottrell Photography
Past Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemorations
William H. Donat Commemoration
In conjunction with Iona University
Each year, HHREC co-sponsors this event that features a distinguished lecturer to commemorate Yom Hashoah at Iona University in New Rochelle, NY. In 2023, HHREC co-sponsored a live, in-person event on April 25th at the LaPenta School of Business at Iona College featuring a presentation by distinguished lecturer Dr. Deborah Dwork.
The event also included a presentation of the HHREC 21st Annual Susan J. Goldberg Memorial Teacher Award to Francisco Sandoval of New Rochelle High School.
Steven Goldberg, HHREC Director of Education (L), with Francisco Sandoval, New Rochelle High School.
Past guest speakers who have appeared include:
Dr. Annamaria Orla-Bukowska
Social Anthropologist
Institute of Sociology at Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Andrew Nagorski
Award-Winning Journalist and Author
Annual Westchester Countywide Yom Hashoah
Holocaust Commemoration
Keeping the Memory Alive: Generation to Generation
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) and Westchester Jewish Council (WJC) present the Annual Westchester Countywide Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration each year in April at the beautiful Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Garden of Remembrance at 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains. This event is held to commemorate the approximately six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany and its collaborators.
In 2025, the Annual Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration Keeping the Memory Alive was held on Tuesday, April 24th. The program featured keynote speaker Arlette Baker, a procession of Westchester's rescued Holocaust Torahs, and remarks by U.S. Congressman George Latimer. The event began with the Opening of the Gates by Hillels of Westchester and the Sounding of the Shofar by HHREC and WJC Board Member Mitchell Ostrove, and was followed by the Procession of Rescued Torahs led by Rabbi Leora Frankel, President, Westchester Board of Rabbis and Rabbi Leora Frankel of Larchmont Temple.Welcome remarks were delivered by Daniel P. Weinreb, Chairperson HHREC, and an Invocation was offered by Reverend Erwin Lee Trollinger, Calvary Baptist Church, White Plains. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins welcomed all attendees, followed by the keynote speaker.
2024 YomHashoah News12 Coverage
Photo credits: Raya Cotrell
Co-hosted by:
2024 Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration
at Garden of Remembrance
Photos courtesy: Raya Cottrell Photography
Past Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemorations
William H. Donat Commemoration
In conjunction with Iona University
Each year, HHREC co-sponsors this event that features a distinguished lecturer to commemorate Yom Hashoah at Iona University in New Rochelle, NY. In 2023, HHREC co-sponsored a live, in-person event on April 25th at the LaPenta School of Business at Iona College featuring a presentation by distinguished lecturer Dr. Deborah Dwork.
The event also included a presentation of the HHREC 21st Annual Susan J. Goldberg Memorial Teacher Award to Francisco Sandoval of New Rochelle High School.
Steven Goldberg, HHREC Director of Education (L), with Francisco Sandoval, New Rochelle High School.
Past guest speakers who have appeared include:
Dr. Annamaria Orla-Bukowska
Social Anthropologist
Institute of Sociology at Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Andrew Nagorski
Award-Winning Journalist and Author
Annual Westchester Countywide Yom Hashoah
Holocaust Commemoration
Keeping the Memory Alive: Generation to Generation
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) and Westchester Jewish Council (WJC) present the Annual Westchester Countywide Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration each year in April at the beautiful Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Garden of Remembrance at 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains. This event is held to commemorate the approximately six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany and its collaborators.
In 2025, the Annual Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration Keeping the Memory Alive was held on Tuesday, April 24th. The program featured keynote speaker Arlette Baker, a procession of Westchester's rescued Holocaust Torahs, and remarks by U.S. Congressman George Latimer. The event began with the Opening of the Gates by Hillels of Westchester and the Sounding of the Shofar by HHREC and WJC Board Member Mitchell Ostrove, and was followed by the Procession of Rescued Torahs led by Rabbi Leora Frankel, President, Westchester Board of Rabbis and Rabbi Leora Frankel of Larchmont Temple.Welcome remarks were delivered by Daniel P. Weinreb, Chairperson HHREC, and an Invocation was offered by Reverend Erwin Lee Trollinger, Calvary Baptist Church, White Plains. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins welcomed all attendees, followed by the keynote speaker.
2024 YomHashoah News12 Coverage
Photo credits: Raya Cotrell
Co-hosted by:
2024 Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration
at Garden of Remembrance
Photos courtesy: Raya Cottrell Photography
Past Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemorations
William H. Donat Commemoration
In conjunction with Iona University
Each year, HHREC co-sponsors this event that features a distinguished lecturer to commemorate Yom Hashoah at Iona University in New Rochelle, NY. In 2023, HHREC co-sponsored a live, in-person event on April 25th at the LaPenta School of Business at Iona College featuring a presentation by distinguished lecturer Dr. Deborah Dwork.
The event also included a presentation of the HHREC 21st Annual Susan J. Goldberg Memorial Teacher Award to Francisco Sandoval of New Rochelle High School.
Steven Goldberg, HHREC Director of Education (L), with Francisco Sandoval, New Rochelle High School.
Past guest speakers who have appeared include:
Dr. Annamaria Orla-Bukowska
Social Anthropologist
Institute of Sociology at Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Andrew Nagorski
Award-Winning Journalist and Author