Jan. 17, 2025 By Colum Motherway
New York Holocaust Survivors joined the Arts4All Foundation, Senator Jessica Ramos, and other elected officials at Newtown High School in Elmhurst on Thursday, Jan. 16, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The occasion marks the day of liberation from Auschwitz-Birkenau and is a time to remember the victims as well as honor the survivors. 80 years on, there are an estimated 25,000 New York Holocaust survivors alive, making the city one of the largest populations of living Holocaust survivors.
“As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and honor the immense courage of our five New York Holocaust survivors with us today, we are reminded through their remarkable resilience in the face of horrific tragedy, journey to liberation, and accumulated wisdom important lessons our generation can learn from to usher in an era of peace and prevent future atrocities in our communities and world,” said Dr. Sumita SenGupta, the founder of Arts4All Foundation.