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Holocaust Memorial unveiled at Brith Sholom Cemetery

PHOTO BY MICHAEL HIRSCHCongregation Brith Sholom unveiled a Holocaust memorial stone Sept. 6 at the congregation’s cemetery in Bethlehem. The dedication included Psalm 23, remarks by State Rep. Steve Samuelson, D-135th, a proclamation presented on behalf of the City of Bethlehem, the placing of stones of remembrance, a reading of Elie Wiesel’s “Never Shall I Forget,” the Kaddish and Yom HaShoah prayer. The ceremony concluded with the singing of “Hatikvah.” Above: Participants gather around the newly unveiled Holocaust memorial at Congregation Brith Sholom Cemetery. The memorial honors the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. From left, Shari Spark; Rabbi Allen Juda; Rabbi Michael Singer; Colleen Laird, representing the Bethlehem mayor’s office; Hillary Kwiatek, Councilwoman, City of Bethlehem; State Rep. Steve Samuelson; Cantor Sam Guncler; and Jeri Zimmerman, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley.