Area's New Synagogue Hosts Holocaust Service

The Plainview area's newest synagogue, Temple Shalom, will host a Holocaust survivor at its Yom HaShoah service tonight in Woodbury.

It is one of many area observances this week in Plainview of the Jewish Day of Remembrance, when victims of the Holocaust are remembered and honored. See our events calendar for more.

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On Friday:

1. Holocaust survivor is the featured speaker during tonight's 7:30 p.m. service at s home in The Historical Chapel on Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury (see map). Reich endured the atrocities of four concentration camps. When he was released in May, 1945, he was 17 and weighed 64 pounds. The new Reform synagouge is led by Rabbi Alan Stein, its spiritual leader. His father, Stephen Stein, serves as Cantor. The Temple office is located at 479 South Oyster Bay Road in Plainview.

2. A remarkable love story emerged at the Wednesday, when another Holocaust survivor revealed how his relationship with a young woman 70 years ago helped show the world the scope of Nazi attrocities. Please here.

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