Community Corner
Update: Video of Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony
A somber march from Maplewood Village to Morrow Memorial Methodist Church
It was a somber procession Sunday evening as residents of Maplewood and South Orange marched from Maplewood Village to Morrow Memorial United Methodist Church in remembrance of the 11 million victims who died in the Holocaust during World War II.
Maplewood Mayor Victor de Luca, Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein and Bo Meyerson, leader at the Ethical Culture Society, were among those marching.
At the church, they were joined by others for speakers, musical performances, and the lighting of the Chai candles. Eleven candles were lit, representing the eleven million victims, by survivors of the concentration camps, family members or those who liberated the death camps.
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This was the 32nd annual Holocaust Memorial service in Maplewood and South Orange.
Barry Kaufman's video of the ceremony, remarks by Holocaust survivor Dr. Norbert Bikales and of the candle-lighting ceremony can be seen at right. The photo gallery is by Patch photographer Nilsa de la Cruz, who attended the march and ceremony.
