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WJCS Hosted Its 6th Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon
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WJCS Hosted Its 6th Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon

wjcs westchester2026-06-10T15:24:19-04:00June 10th, 2026|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal|Tags: holocaust survivor luncheon, holocaust survivor day, Jewish Programs|

On Thursday, June 4, Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) hosted its 6th Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon at Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, NY. The event brought together nearly 50 Holocaust Survivors and 20 Second Generation Survivors living in the Westchester community, along with their family members and caregivers. Allison Danzig, Coordinator of Holocaust Survivor Services at WJCS, said, “Today is about honoring Holocaust Survivors—their lives, their courage, their resilience, their extraordinary strength, and, most of all, their legacy. What they have built is strong, enduring, and deeply meaningful.” The joy of being and celebrating together was evident to all ...

WJCS Co-Hosts Its 5th Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon and Concert
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WJCS Co-Hosts Its 5th Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon and Concert

Miriam Arond2025-05-29T15:48:47-04:00May 30th, 2025|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal|Tags: seed the dream foundation, holocaust survivor day, Holocaust survivors, Jewish Programs|

On Wednesday June 4th, Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) will host its 5th Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon. The event will bring together and honor dozens of Holocaust Survivors living in the Westchester community. “Seed the Dream Foundation is proud to support over 30 communities across the United States in recognizing Holocaust Survivor Day on June 4, 2025. As we mark this fifth annual Holocaust Survivor Day, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and legacy of Holocaust Survivors, and the lives they’ve built with strength and with grace,” said Dr. Marcy Gringlas, Ph.D., President of Seed the Dream Foundation, which ...

WJCS Hosts 3rd Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon
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WJCS Hosts 3rd Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon

Miriam Arond2023-09-12T15:27:50-04:00July 13th, 2023|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|Tags: holocaust survivor, holocaust survivor luncheon, NYS senator shelley b. mayer, holocaust survivor day, scarsdale, Westchester Reform Temple, UJA-Federation of New York, Claims Conference, Second Generation Holocaust, Westchester|

Photo at left, from left: Gillian Rittmaster, Assistant Executive Director of WJCS Jewish Programs, New York State Senator Shelley Mayer, and Allison Danzig, Coordinator of WJCS Holocaust Support Services. Photo at right: Holocaust survivors and their relatives and caregivers joined hands in celebrating being together. WJCS celebrated the 3rd Annual Holocaust Survivor Day by hosting a festive luncheon on Wednesday July 12th at Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale. Eighty people, which included 50 survivors and their support network of family and caregivers, attended the gathering. New York State Shelley B. Mayor choked up with emotion as she spoke to ...