Wednesday, April 3, 2024 -COMMEMORATING A DARK TIME IN OUR HISTORY

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APRIL 3, 2024

A VERY SPECIAL

COMMEMORATION
 
THIS SUNDAY

ISSUE # 1214

Judith Berdy

New York City MST Scroll Gathering

The Memorial Scrolls Trust is pleased to announce a scroll gathering in New York City to celebrate MST’s 60th anniversary on Sunday afternoon April 7, 2024,  3pm at Temple Emanu-El of New York. The planning committee has been  hard at work to create an afternoon that will be an everlasting memory for all participants.  MST Scrolls from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other states are being invited for a reunion of these scroll survivors.  The last time we held a gathering here in 2019, we had 75 scrolls and 800 people.  We hope that you will join in.  It will be a remarkable event.

This group of 1,564 scrolls which were collected by the Jewish Community in Prague during the Nazi occupation represents the vibrant cultural and religious life of Czech Jewry that once existed.  These sacred objects survived when 85% of Czech Jews were murdered in the Shoah.  After being collected, stored, moved and eventually sent to London, these scrolls are the tangible links from past generations to today.  Help us honor the Jews killed in the Holocaust and celebrate the continuity of Jewish life today.

Program:  The program will be held at Temple Emanu-El, 1 E.65th Street (at Fifth Avenue) in NYC.  Please enter on 66th street.  Our speakers will include Mr. Jeffrey Ohrenstein, Chairman and Trustee of MST, and Ms. Lois Roman, Trustee of MST.  There will be a parade of the scrolls, music and other festivities.  The program will be  appropriate for all ages, from children to seniors. 

Registration:  

All attendees MUST pre register.  Tickets are free.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mst-nyc-scroll-gathering-tickets-807650373007?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Come together for this commemorative service for the Czech scrolls from the Memorial Scrolls Trust (MST) that are being cared for in the New York metropolitan area. Dozens of scrolls and their caregivers will assemble for a program filled with music and reflection. Guest speakers will include MST chairman Jeffrey Ohrenstein and trustee Lois Roman. In addition, we will hear from Miles Laddie, author of 1564 Scrolls. 

Please enter using the West 66th Street entrance to Temple Emanu-El. Pre-registration is required.

WEDNESDAY PHOTOS

RIOC’S TIKKET SYSTEM WORKS
THESE ARE THE SMALL REPAIRS THAT MAKE LIFE BETTER ON THE ISLAND
TRANSFORMER BOX FOUND  OPEN ON
WEST PROMENADE, ON SUNDAY
REPAIRED ON MONDAY

STREET LIGHT OUT OPPOSITE SUBWAY
REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY

ADDITIONAL GRAB BAR ADDED IN LADIES ROOM
CULTURAL CENTER.

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