Ezra Bessaroth: THIS YEAR’S RHODES AND COS MEMORIAL PROGRAM

Save the Date! Thursday, July 23rd at 7 pm,  Ezra Bessaroth will be hosting a unique program commemorating 71 years since the deportation of the Jewish communities of Rhodes and Cos to Auschwitz. Sponsored by Harley and Lela Franco, EB, and a host of other community organizations, the event promises to be a fitting memorial to the victims and solemn tribute to the survivors. See the poster below for more details.

Film Presentation
Testimonies of local survivors from Rhodes and Salonica INTRODUCTION BY DEE SIMON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HOLOCAUST CENTER FOR HUMANITY

Photographic Presentation
Last year’s events in Rhodes and Cos, commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the deportations of those Jewish communities to Auschwitz in 1944 PHOTOGRAPHS AND NARRATION BY SUSAN HASSON

Memorial Service (Ashkavah)
At the Martyrs Monument in the Franco Family Courtyard. CONDUCTED BY HAZZAN EMERITUS ISAAC AZOSE

Dessert Reception
Sephardic delicacies by Ezra Bessaroth Ladies Auxiliary

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