November 18, 2008
“A Day of Remembrance…In Commemoration of
the Holocaust”
St. John’s University will present “A Day of Remembrance…In
Commemoration of the Holocaust” to honor the memory of the victims
of the Holocaust on Thursday, November 20 in Council Hall on the
Queens Campus.
Joseph Sciame, Vice President for Community Relations at St.
John’s University, will extend the welcome greeting at 9:00 a.m. to
begin the day and introduce several featured guest speakers
including:
- The Honorable Karen Koslowitz, Deputy Borough President
- Cantor Sol Zim, Hollis Hills Jewish Center
- Rabbi Manes Kogan, Hillcrest Jewish Center
- Rev. Patrick Flanagan, C.M., St. John’s University
- Rev. Msgr. Guy Massie, Brooklyn Diocese Committee for Catholics
and Jews
- Cynthia Zalisky, Executive Director, Queens Jewish Community
Center
- Dr. Arthur Flug, Executive Director, Kupferberg Holocaust
Resource and Archives Center
Over 200 people are expected to attend this cultural event,
which includes presentations, video, music and reflections to honor
the memory of the Holocaust and those who perished and
survived. Breakfast and lunch will be served. The event will
conclude at 1:00 p.m.
In cooperation with the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust
Resource Center and Archives of Queensborough Community College,
Queens Jewish Council, Queens Jewish Historical Society and Skyline
Commons, the event is co-sponsored by the Office of Community
Relations and the St. John’s University Jewish Students
Association.
For more information, please contact Joseph Sciame in the Office
of Community Relations at St. John’s University, by calling (718)
990-1941. For media inquiries, please contact Elizabeth
Reilly, Assistant Director of Media Relations, by calling (718)
990-5789, or by e-mail to reillye@stjohns.edu.
For additional news about St. John’s University, visit www.stjohns.edu/news.