Please join us on Zoom for our Annual Community-Wide Kristallnacht Commemoration. 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.We 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.
 
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
Hear from Kateryna’s granddaughter Iryna, who is working to raise funds to restore the historic synagogue in her grandmother’s home town, Pidhaitsi, Ukraine.
Young Adult Author, Marsha F. Skrypuch, will speak about her youth novel “Don’t Tell the Nazis” inspired by Kateryna’s story.
United States Senator Richard Blumenthal will present a U.S. 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. Thank you to our community partners, to the Connecticut ADL, and to the Or Shalom Men's Club for their ongoing support of this annual program. 

This year's commemoration will be held via Zoom only. Register for free at https://jewishnewhaven.org/kristallnacht