The commemoration of Yom Hashoah, the official day of remembrance of the holocaust is marked with numerous lectures and films. The HAFTR high school in Cedarhurst is marking the day with the production of Irena’s Vow, a play written by Dan Gordon on the real-life Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish Catholic housekeeper who rescued 13 Jews during the Second World War. more

Holocaust commemoration draws hundreds in Lawrence By Sergey Kadinsky Issue of April 16, 2010/ 2 Iyur 5770 Attorney Benjamin Brafman has defended millionaires and murderers. But until Sunday … more

by Michael Salamon Issue of April 8, 2010/ 24 Nissan 5770 My father is a Holocaust survivor. In some ways I am a typical second-generation person, and in some ways I am very different. Over … more