Pasadena Rabbi Among Speakers at Holocaust Museum Los Angeles’s Yom HaShoah Commemoration Today

Rabbi Joshua Ratner of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center is among the featured speakers at Holocaust Museum Los Angeles’s annual Yom HaShoah commemoration being held today, Sunday, April 12, at 11 a.m. at the museum’s location at 100 The Grove Drive in Los Angeles.

The ceremony, titled “Yom HaShoah Commemoration: Remembrance and Responsibility,” focuses on preserving Holocaust memory and the obligation of future generations to carry forward the stories and lessons of the Holocaust, according to the museum’s event listing.

Ratner serves as senior rabbi of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, a congregation that has been holding services at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena since its own building was destroyed in the Eaton Fire earlt last year.

Other featured speakers at the ceremony include U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman, D-Glendale, and Beverly Hills Mayor Sharona Nazarian. Holocaust survivor Henry Slucki will appear in conversation with CNN anchor Elex Michaelson and Slucki’s granddaughter, Jenna Perlmutter. Violinist Ilana Kleiman is also scheduled to perform.

According to Holocaust Museum Los Angeles’s event description, this year’s theme — “Remembrance and Responsibility” — reflects on “the preservation of memory and the responsibility of future generations to carry the important stories and lessons from the Holocaust forward.”

Yom HaShoah, Hebrew for Holocaust Remembrance Day, is observed annually to commemorate the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust. It falls on the 27th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan, marking the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This year’s ceremony also marks the 81st anniversary of liberation.

Holocaust Museum Los Angeles, 100 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles. For more visit https://www.holocaustmuseumla.org. Tickets: Free.