Interfaith Holocaust Memorial Service

Representatives from several Alameda Faith communities will come together April 18 at to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.

The Yom Hashoah service will begin at 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome.

This moving service, during which the words of Holocaust victims and survivors are read, is held annually in Alameda.

Temple Israel is located at 3183 Mecartney Road. Parking is available in the lot behind C.V.S. pharmacy near the Bay Farm Public Library branch.

You can read about the annual Holocaust Days of Remembrance established by the U.S. Congress here. The United States Holocaust Museum has a video about the Holocaust you can download here.

For more information, call 510-522-9355.