Yom HaShoah calls on our community to unite in remembrance, reflection, and responsibility. Let us stand together to bear witness and ensure that “Never Again” is not just a phrase, but a promise.
This solemn gathering is more than a remembrance; it is a moral imperative. We will honor the memory of the six million Jews and countless others who perished in the Holocaust, ensuring that their stories are never forgotten. Second-, third-, and fourth-generation Survivors will pay tribute to victims, liberators, and Survivors who made their homes across the United States.
The event begins at 6:30 PM, and the doors will open at 6:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Hear Their Stories
Jenny Fried Cohen
Honored by her granddaughter, Stacey Cohen Roudebusch
In 1940, Jenny escaped from Nazi Germany with her husband and young son, Victor. She and her family braved a dangerous voyage on an overcrowded ship bound for the United States, where she struggled to keep Victor alive, a trial she could endure only because the voyage ensured their survival.
Judith Weber Lal
Honored by her daughter, Dr. Sophia Lal
During the Holocaust, Judith and her six siblings hid together in war-torn Nazi Germany. For two years, they evaded Nazi capture and certain death before immigrating together to the United States.
Matilda Massarano
Honored by her son Eli Pinhas
Matilda was one of the first women to join the Greek underground army during the Holocaust. After escaping the Thessaloniki Ghetto, she joined the partisans and participated in resistance efforts until the end of the war.
Chana and Chaim Schniper
Honored by their granddaughter, Jenifer Schniper Thornton
Chana and Chaim Schniper met in a Nazi slave labor camp, where they fell in love and secretly started a family. Their son, Jack Schniper, was a “miracle baby,” born in the slave labor camp just before the end of the war.
Marius Sznajderman & Suzanne Messing Sznajderman
Honored by their son, Michael Sznajderman
They didn’t know each other, but Marius Sznajderman and Suzanne Messing were on parallel tracks: fleeing Paris in 1940 with their parents as the Nazis approached. Marius and Suzanne would meet after the war, following a journey that involved travel across multiple nations, time spent in detention camps, strategic bribes, and—incredibly—visas obtained from a Nazi collaborator.
Lore Rasmussen
Honored by Haley Wells and the AHEC staff
Lore was arrested by the Nazis for resistance efforts when she was only thirteen years old. After fleeing Nazi Germany in 1938, Lore immigrated to the United States, where she became a pioneer in mathematics education and a civil rights activist. Her entire life, she was a nonconformist and a rebel, fighting against the injustices she witnessed all around her.
Join us on April 23rd to hear their full stories. Register today!
