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Holocaust Remembrance Program is Sunday in Oak Ridge

Posted at 3:13 pm April 14, 2018
By Rhonda Bogard Leave a Comment

Mira Kimmelman

Mira Kimmelman

There will be a Holocaust Remembrance Program at the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge on Sunday.

It’s presented by the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge and the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church. The Holocaust Remembrance Service is sponsored by the Oak Ridge Interfaith Partnership, and the public is encouraged to attend, a press release said. The City of Oak Ridge has proclaimed April 15 to be Holocaust Remembrance Day for 2018, the press release said.

The Holocaust Remembrance Program will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge Sanctuary, which is at 101 West Madison Lane. There will be a candle lighting ceremony, songs, readings by members of both congregations, and prayers, the press release said. [Read more…]

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Holocaust Remembrance program on April 23

Posted at 7:49 pm April 14, 2017
By Rhonda Bogard Leave a Comment

Mira Kimmelman

Mira Kimmelman

The City of Oak Ridge has proclaimed April 23 to be Holocaust Remembrance Day for 2017.

The Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, or JCOR, and the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, or ORUUC, have partnered together to study the Holocaust and to conduct a Holocaust Memorial Service. The service will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the JCOR Sanctuary at 101 West Madison Lane in Oak Ridge on April 23. There will be a candle lighting ceremony conducted by Mira Kimmelman, as well as song, readings, and prayers.

The Holocaust Memorial Service is a community service sponsored by the Oak Ridge Interfaith Partnership, and the public is encouraged to attend, a press release said. The Oak Ridge Interfaith Partnership is a new community organization based out of ORUUC, and it is designed to bring people from different religious backgrounds together so that the group can educate, eliminate prejudice, and build a stronger community, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, Echoes From the Holocaust: A Memoir, Holocaust, Holocaust Day, Holocaust Memorial Service, JCOR, Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, Jinx Watson, Life beyond the Holocaust: Memories & Realities, Martha Deaderick, Mira Kimmelman, Oak Ridge Interfaith Partnership, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, ORUUC, Ronnie Bogard

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