Visit Our Archives At www.TimesNewsweekly.com occurred during the Holocaust,” added City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer. “By remembering the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps on Jan. 27, we are forever honoring the many lives that were lost and carrying on the legacies of those who survived this tragedy.” “The lessons of the Holocaust have to be learned and relearned in every generation,” City Council Member Mark Levine, who chairs the legislator’s Jewish Caucus, said. “This is more true than ever today when the specter of anti-semitism has reemerged so fiercely in Europe.” “Through this city resolution, the Council remembers the lives of the 6 million who were horrifically murdered during one of the darkest periods in our world’s history,” added City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, a member of the Cultural Affairs Committee. “This important commemoration also celebrates the strength of thousands of Holocaust survivors still living in our city and will help ensure their stories are never forgotten.” Various organizations that educate the public about the Holocaust and assist survivors, including the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Simon Wiesenthal Center, applauded the City Council for its commemoration. “The horrors that happened 70 years ago may feel other worldly, but history has shown that the world has a very short-term memory and anti-Semitism and the persecution of innocent people of all religious and ethnic backgrounds is now at an all-time high across the globe,” said the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Dina Muskin Goldberg. “The City Council’s resolution ensures that we never forget what happened just 70 years ago. “ “Having provided comprehensive social services to more than 2,000 Holocaust survivors last year alone, Met Council and our dedicated Holocaust social services staff recognize that those who endured the Holocaust still need our help,” added David M. Frankel, executive director and CEO of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. Academy, 438 Grove St., near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older. Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Meals daily. For more information, call 1-718- 456-2000. REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718- 896-8751. RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-366-3038. PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-497-2908. MIDDLE VILLAGE Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., will hold aerobics to music at 9 a.m., watercolor painting at 9 a.m. For more information, call 1-718-894-3441. THE WOODSIDE CLINIC, 61-20 Woodside Ave., provides support groups, human services, day activity program, food pantry, meals-on-wheels and senior assistance program. For more information, call 1- 718-779-1234. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call 1-718-699-1010. MASPETH SELF-HELP SENIOR CENTER, 69-61 Grand Ave., Maspeth will hold exercise and bingo. Hot lunch at noon. Transportation available. Call 1-718-429-3636 for information. CALENDAR -CONTINUED FROM PG. 48- -CONTINUED FROM PG. 15- 49 • TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015 Honoring Holocaust Survivors On 70th Anniversary Of Auschwitz Liberation
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