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Holocaust Observance

Synagogues and congregations from Sharon, Stoughton,  Canton, Easton,
Norwood and Brockton will join together to sponsor the annual "Day of
Remembering the Holocaust and the Bravery", Yom HaShoah v'HaG'vurah, on Sunday,
April 27, 2014 at 7 PM at Temple Sinai, 25 Canton St., Sharon, MA. This special
observance is sponsored by Temple Israel, Temple Sinai, Temple Adath Sharon,
Temple Kol Tikvah, Ahavath Torah Congregation, Temple Beth Abraham of Canton,
Temple Beth David of the South Shore, Temple Chayai Shalom, Temple Beth Emunah
of Brockton, and Temple Shaare Tefilah. The event will include a short service,
candle lighting, reading of names, testimonies from survivors and family of
survivors, and musical presentations. Everyone attending is encouraged to bring
new and used postage stamps to the service to support the "Holocaust Stamps
Project", currently underway at the Foxborough Regional Charter School. The goal
of the stamps project is, "...to honor (as) many victims, one stamp at a time."
The Day of Remembering the Holocaust and the Bravery is free and open to the
public.


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