Sixtieth Anniversary Memorial Scrolls Gathering, 2024

60th Anniversary Czech Memorial Scroll Gathering
Temple Beth Tikvah, Wayne, NJ
November 3, 2024 / 2:45 - 5:00 pm

Doors open and scroll custodians arrive at 2:00 pm
Musical program begins at 2:45 pm
Welcome and Convocation at 3:00 pm

Music Composed on Nazi Camps and Ghettos
Dr. Tamara Freeman

Welcome and Convocation
Rabbi Brian Beal, Temple Beth Tikvah

Musical Reflection
Dr. Tamara Freeman

The Story of the Czech Memorial Scrolls
Lois Roman, Memorial Scrolls Trust

Greetings from Prague
Pavla Niklova, Jewish Museum in Prague

Local Survivor Stories
Miriam Gluzman, Sue Lederman, Hanna Wechsler
Introduction: Arthur Barchenko, Dresner Center

Scroll Procession with Musical Accompaniment
Dr. Tamara Freeman

Ritual and Prayer
Rabbi Brian Beal

Scroll Recession with Musical Accompaniment
Dr. Tamara Freeman

My Life with the Scrolls
Rabbi Norman Patz, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Sholom of West Essex

Our Next Steps
Dr. Jacob Ari Labendz, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Ramapo College

Closing Remarks
Arthur Barchenko

Concluding Music
Dr. Tamara Freeman

“Oseh Shalom”

Scroll Viewing and Light Refreshments

Organizers
Temple Beth Tikvah
Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Ramapo College
Rabbi Israel S. Dresner Center for Collaborative Programs and Learning
Memorial Scrolls Trust

Host or Publisher Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies