Ceremony Sunday Marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day

CUTCHOGUE, NY — On Sunday, a program will be held to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The North Fork Reform Synagogue, Cutchogue Presbyterian Church and the Southold Anti-Bias Task Force, with the collaboration of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, will host the event, which takes place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Cutchogue Presbyterian Church, 27245 Main Road in Cutchogue.

Werner Reich, Holocaust survivor, volunteer at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, and speaker and founding member of the Long Island Multi-Faith Forum, will reflect.

2020, organizers said, "marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the ending of the second World War, and the ending of the Holocaust. 2020 also marks the establishment of the United Nations, formed in response to atrocity crimes of the Holocaust and the Second World War, with the aim of building a world that is just and peaceful. Acknowledging the milestone year reflects the continued importance, 75 years after the Holocaust, of collective action against anti-Semitism and other forms of bias and prejudice to ensure respect for the dignity and human rights of all people everywhere."