The annual Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance) Interfaith Service will be held online this year because of the shelter in place order in Alameda County. Traditionally held on a Sunday evening on or near Yom HaShoah, the day in the Jewish calendar when the Holocaust is remembered, the service will be held on Sunday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom.
This service is a time for the interfaith community to remember six million Jews and five million others who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany, to remember other genocides, and to remember that hate in many forms has not ended.
The featured speaker at this year's service will be Ezra Brettler, the grandchild of a Holocaust survivor. The title of his talk is, "Born Jewish in Hamburg, Germany in 1929 - the story of Karl Rosner - told by his grandson."
The service will include a lighting of candles, so participants are encouraged to have an candle (wax or electric) and a way to light it ready before the service begins.
Advanced registration is required and people can register for the service here. If you would like the order of the service so you can follow along with the readings, you can download it ahead of time here.
This service is a time for the interfaith community to remember six million Jews and five million others who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany, to remember other genocides, and to remember that hate in many forms has not ended.
The featured speaker at this year's service will be Ezra Brettler, the grandchild of a Holocaust survivor. The title of his talk is, "Born Jewish in Hamburg, Germany in 1929 - the story of Karl Rosner - told by his grandson."
The service will include a lighting of candles, so participants are encouraged to have an candle (wax or electric) and a way to light it ready before the service begins.
Advanced registration is required and people can register for the service here. If you would like the order of the service so you can follow along with the readings, you can download it ahead of time here.