Do you know a Holocaust survivor who lives in Rhode Island?

As you have probably seen, the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, along with the Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial committee, has built a Holocaust Memorial in downtown Providence. Prominently situated on the Providence River, this decade-long project is a symbol of an awful part of Jewish history, yet represents the future of the Jewish people and their vow to “never forget.”  

To honor and remember those who survived this horrific time in history, the Jewish Alliance and the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center, with assistance from the community, are adding a path at the memorial to recognize those who settled in Rhode Island after World War II.

We would like for our survivor path to include every name possible, and need your help to do so. Please contact May-Ronny Zeidman at info@bornsteinholocaustcenter.org if you know of someone who survived the Holocaust and built his or her life in Rhode Island, or to ensure we have someone in our records correctly.

The Jewish Alliance is also hosting a Yom HaShoah (Day of Remembrance) program at the memorial on the morning of May 5. Join our Jewish community in never forgetting this important part of our history and ensuring that it will never happen again. More details will be available soon.

For more information about the memorial, contact Michelle Cicchitelli at mcicchitelli@jewishallianceri.org or 401-421-4111, ext. 178. 

This program, as well as the other initiatives related to the memorial, is brought to the community by generous donors; if you would like to make a contribution, contact Hillary Schulman at hschulman@jewishallianceri.org, or 401-421-4111, ext. 127.

HILLARY SCHULMAN is a development associate at the Jewish Alliance of Greater R.I.