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Programming to commemorate Yom Hashoah V’Hagvurah, Holocaust Remembrance Day; Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day. Free.

The annual program, in collaboration with the Kol Israel Foundation in Pepper Pike, invites six Holocaust survivors and their families to share their stories with the next generation, light candles and participate in a “March of Generations,” a procession of Holocaust Torah scrolls.

“With antisemitism reaching record heights worldwide, we must seek every opportunity to deliver the message from one generation to the next to ‘never forget’ the horror of the Holocaust, when intolerance of Jews led to mass murder,” Hallie Duchon, executive director of the Kol Israel Foundation, said in the release. “It must never be repeated.”

Families participating in the candle lighting are:

• The family of Esther Gelbart Frank. Her story will be presented by her son, Mark Frank, her granddaughter, Jordan Walman, and her great-granddaughter, Remy Walman.

• The family of Jacob Hennenberg. His story will be presented by his son, Michael Hennenberg, his granddaughter, Julie Kronenberg, and his great-granddaughters, Lily and Hannah Kronenberg.

• The family of Edith Kalus Perl. Her story will be presented by her daughter Debby Chudakoff, her granddaughter, Lindsay Friedman, and her great-granddaughter Lily Friedman.

• The family of Steven Slomovitz. His story will be presented by his son, Eric Slomovitz, his grandson, Justin Slomovitz, and his great-grandson, Maxwell Slomovitz.

• The Family of Ida and Samuel Zelwin. Their story will be presented by their son, Harry Zelwin, their granddaughter, Ashley Boro Garrard, and their great-grandson, Ari Zelwin.

• Erika Gold and family. Gold will present her story with her daughter, Marilyn Zaas, and her granddaughters, Sarah Zaas and Jazzy Gold.

The works of the Creative Arts Contest winners will be on display at the event. The theme this year was “L’Dor, V’Dor,” meaning “from generation to generation.” The contest was open to all Northeast Ohio schools to highlight the remembrance of the Holocaust and its heroism.

Winners of the Creative Arts Contest are:

• First Place Poetry - High School: Ava Ptahia, 12th grade, Beachwood Schools, for “Rock Bottom.”

• First Place Art -High School: Cecelia O’Leary, 10th grade, St. Joseph Academy in Cleveland, for “Memories from Oma’s House.”

• First Place Poetry -Middle School: Amira Evans, 7th grade, Laurel School in Shaker Heights, for “Lost Generations.”

• First Place Art- Middle School: Shay-Lee Hameir, 8th grade, Gross Schechter Day School in Pepper Pike, for “Always Blooming.”