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The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation held its Annual Community Holocaust Commemoration event in the Rotunda of the Mahoning County Courthouse April 14.

About 100 people were able to see an exhibit detailing the life of Holocaust Survivor Henry Kinast at a recent bat mitzvah project in Columbus.

As part of its Annual Community Holocaust Commemoration for Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance), the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation held a student Holocaust writing, art, and multimedia contest.

How do we commemorate Yom Hashoah in ways that feel both meaningful and personal?

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation hosted the community’s annual Shoah Memorial Ceremony April 19, bringing together Survivors’ families, students, clergy, and community members to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust and reaffirm the importance of remembrance and education.

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation and the JCC held programs highlighting the shared history and ongoing work of Black–Jewish relations.

Local Jewish teenagers are visiting area schools to talk with other students about Judaism as part of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation’s Student to Student program. This nationwide initiative is a proven, classroom-based experiential program that brings Jewish and non-Jewish high school students together to learn about Judaism through personal storytelling. 

Nearly 200 community members attended Mitzvah Day in December.