Auschwitz Liberation Anniversary

Galloway, N.J.  – Âé¶¹´«Ã½ will co-sponsor two events on Monday, Jan. 27 as part of the 75th anniversary commemoration of the liberation of the former German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland in 1945.

A bus trip to the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Ceremony in New York will leave Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Campus Center in Galloway at 6:45 a.m. and return at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $10 and includes a guided tour of the U.N. and access to the ceremony.  Lunch will be available for purchase in the U.N. cafeteria. To reserve a seat call Irvin at 609 652-4699.

The Katz Jewish Community Center, 501 N. Jerome Avenue in Margate, will host a live simulcast viewing of the 75th anniversary commemoration at Auschwitz-Birkenau from 9:30–11 a.m. The viewing is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.  For more information call 609 652-4699.

The events are co-sponsored by the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Âé¶¹´«Ã½, Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program, the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage of Âé¶¹´«Ã½, the Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation.

Media Contact:
Diane D’Amico
Director of News and Media Relations
Galloway, N.J. 08205
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