Congregation Or Shalom in Orange will hold its annual Community-Wide Kristallnacht Commemoration on Sunday, Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
This year’s commemoration will honor the conscience and courage of the more than 2,600 heroes who rescued Jews from the Holocaust in Ukraine. The remembrance will focus primarily on the story of Kateryna Sikorska, a young widow who was put to death by the Nazi regime for her life-saving acts, and her three young daughters who assisted her and survived.
Hear from Sikorska’s granddaughter Iryna, who is working to raise funds to restore the historic synagogue in her grandmother’s hometown of Pidhaitsi, Ukraine.
Young adult author Marsha F. Skrypuch will speak about her youth novel “Don’t Tell the Nazis,” inspired by Sikorska’s story.
US Sen. Richard Blumenthal will present a US Senate Certificate of Special Recognition to Iryna, which she will receive on behalf of her grandmother.
The Community-Wide Commemoration of Kristallnacht is presented by Congregation Or Shalom with support from the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven with support from community partners the Connecticut ADL and the Or Shalom Men’s Club. More information and registration is available at jewishnewhaven.org/kristallnacht.