Cranford remembers the Holocaust
Cranford’s 15th annual community Holocaust Day of Remembrance will be on Wednesday, March 25, at 7 p.m., at Hillside Avenue School. It’s organized by the Cranford Clergy Council, the Cranford Interfaith Human Relations Committee, Cranford Public Schools, and St. Michael School.
This year’s program, “Enduring Lives: What We Protect, We Must Remember,” honors the people who risked their lives to hide and rescue children and adults from the Holocaust and to preserve the truth for future generations. It aims for participants to reflect on their responsibility to engage with their accounts and ensure their stories are never forgotten.
Lydia Fogelman, the keynote speaker, will be telling her mother Phyllis Fogelman’s story of survival. Father Andrew Kruger of Cranford’s Trinity Episcopal Church, who is the chair of the Cranford Clergy Council, will introduce the performances and speakers, which include Cranford Township Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty and Cranford Public Schools Superintendent Mark Cantagallo.
Performers include Cranford High School’s dance ensemble; the Madrigals, the Hillside Avenue School orchestra; and the Orange Avenue School chorus. St. Michael School students will deliver original reflective poetry.
The program is free and open to the public. It will also be recorded and aired on Cranford’s TV35. For information, call Linda at (908) 276-0497.