On May 4, the Unified Jewish Congregation of Baton Rouge, in partnership with Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge, held its service for Holocaust Remembrance, where they honored not only the victims and survivors of the Holocaust 80 years after the concentration camps were liberated, but also the American soldiers who liberated the camps. The annual event is called Yom HaShoah.
The service included prayers and a series of presentations, including the Texas Liberators Project and a conversation with Bill Kongable.
Kongable is a World War II veteran of the 89th Infantry Division and a Texas Liberator.
The event also recognized the winners of the Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Annual Holocaust Writing Contest. It concluded with the Mourner’s Kaddish and Prayer for Peace…