Westchester Remembers

Stuart Kolbert and Barbara Tartell carry historic scrolls.Former Scarsdale residents Barbara Tartell led the processional of historic torahs at a Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration event at the Garden of Remembrance in White Plains on Tuesday April 18. The day featured keynote speaker and Holocaust survivor Hannah Holsten and a procession of scrolls that were rescued from synagogues and towns during World War II.

The event was hosted by the Holocaust and Human Right Education Center (HHREC) and the Westchester Jewish Council and was attended by approximately 200 people.

Commenting on the day Tartell said, “I’ve been involved with HHREC for the last 17 years. My involvement began as an exercise of personal discovery, trying to learn as much about my parents personal histories, but has since grown to be more of a mission of Holocaust education and its relevance to the diverse community in which we live. I believe that with the dramatic increase of hate in general and anti-Semitism specifically, HHREC role in our community is more vital than ever. I consider it a great honor to carry this Torah for such an important Day of Remembrance.

Photo credit: Julie Brimberg Rothschild

Westchester County Executive George Latimer