Did your parents or grandparents survive the Holocaust?

An opportunity for remembrance

By Shelley Lieb and Ida Margolis

The Jewish community of Southwest Florida will commemorate Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Collier County on Sunday, May 5, 2024, 4 p.m. at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center. It is a time for meditation, reflection and somber memorial.

We want to include the names to remember — the parents and grandparents of our local second (2G) and third (3G) generations of the Holocaust.

Please submit your name along with the names for remembrance to genshoahswfl@hmcec.org.

Some examples

Rochelle Zelcer Lieb — Daughter of Auschwitz Survivors Mayer Zelcer and Marta Zwecher Zelcer

Ida Margolis — Daughter of Auschwitz Survivors Max and Janet Zuchter Moskowitz

Anyone who is not already a member of GenShoah SWFL is invited to join. GenShoah SWFL is an affinity group of the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center and is for Holocaust survivor families and others who are interested in:

• Promotion of Holocaust education and human rights

• Preservation of the history and memories of the Holocaust

• Connection with other second- and third-generation families

• Supporting the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center

There are no fees or mandatory attendance. Programs of interest and a monthly newsletter are available to all members.

Check the Holocaust Museum website and Federation Star for more information or make contact at genshoahswfl@hmcec.org.