The Consulate General of Greece in New York hosted the Holocaust Remembrance Day of the Greek Jewry on January 18 at Hebrew Union College in Manhattan. The moving event featured remarks from the dignitaries, the Remembrance Prayer led by Rabbi Diana S. Gerson, and the screening of the trailer for the ERT series ‘The Bracelet of Fire’, which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by the event’s keynote speaker, Beatriki Saias-Magrizou, the acclaimed author, screenwriter, and playwright who based her book on her father’s real-life story of survival.
American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece (AFJMG) Secretary Leon Levy served as Master of Ceremonies for the event, giving the welcoming remarks, and noting that “this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day feels heavier than most set against the backdrop of the relentless violence we’ve seen in Israel, Gaza, and beyond.”
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