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One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032
Contact: Nancy Heck
E-Mail: nheck@carmel.in.gov
Phone: (317) 571-2494
Nancy Heck
The
Department of Community Relations
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City of Carmel
One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032
Media Advisory
Date:
April 28th, 2008
Contact:
Nancy Heck
(317) 571-2494
Release:
Immediate
Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony at City
Hall
What:
The City of Carmel’s Days of Remembrance Ceremony 2008
to commemorate the Holocaust. This year’s theme is “Do
Not Stand Silent: Remembering Kristallnacht 1938.”
The program will include a keynote address by Frank Grunwald,
Hamilton County resident and Holocaust survivor. Other guest
speakers include Sherry Miley, Carmel resident and Holocaust
educator; and Carmel High School students. Mayor Jim
Brainard will read a Civic Proclamation and offer remarks.
Rabbi Arnold Bienstock of Congregation Shaarey Tefilla will
act as Master of Ceremonies.
The program will also include a musical performance by the
6th grade Cadet Choir from Creekside Middle School.
When:
Noon on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The ceremony will
last approximately an hour and a half and will be followed
by a light lunch.
Where:
Carmel City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana.
Who:
The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The
Carmel commemoration is part of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust
Remembrance Day), an international holiday for remembering
the victims of the Holocaust. It reminds us, as Americans,
of what can happen to civilized people when bigotry, hatred
and indifference reign.
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