26-04-2025
Annual Holocaust Commemoration to be held Sunday in Beckley
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Beckley's Temple Beth-El will host its' annual Holocaust Commemoration ceremony Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Carter Hall on WVU Tech's campus.
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The event will begin at one in the afternoon with music curated around the theme of 'common humanity.'
That's according to Dr. Joseph Golden who is organizing the ceremony.
He said following the music will be a reading of the story of Max Lewin, a local Holocaust survivor who inspired the ceremony thirty years ago by breaking his silence about his experiences.
There will be several other readings, including 'And Then They Came for Me', a quote by German pastor Martin Niemoller.
Rabbi David Sofian will address the attendees next, followed by a communal mourning prayer called the Kaddish.
Finally, the event will be closed by the blowing of a ceremonial ram's horn, called a shofar.
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