On Yom HaShoah, the RYNJ sixth and seventh grade students had a very meaningful program to remember the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust. The mood was set in the darkened shul with very little red light from the spotlights shining down on six candles commemorating the people that died in the Holocaust. The program started with a slow acapella rendition of “VeHi She’amda,” and an introduction by Assistant Principal Zucker. Six students were chosen to each tell over a story about a Holocaust child survivor and light a candle as a picture of the child appeared on the large screen. After these presentations, Dean of Students Rabbi Bernstein, shared a thought about valuing life and one another, and introduced a short powerful video about a man who saved over 600 children during the war. Head of School Rabbi Price closed the program with a message of commitment to theTorah way of life through positive actions. By the time the program was over, everybody was motivated and very moved.

By Daniel Wertentheil, RYNJ ‘20