International Holocaust Remembrance Day observed in New York
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Amid the rise in anti-Semitism, the world paused this week to reflect on the horrors of decades ago.International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed today in New York. A special ceremony was held on Manhattan's Upper East Side, and Marvin Scott attended.
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