City of Alexandria Observes Days of Remembrance for Victims of Holocaust

IN CASE OF RAIN - THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN CITY HALL

The City of Alexandria will observe the Days of Remembrance, Yom HaShoah, for the victims of the Holocaust.   This is the 24th consecutive year that the City has held the Days of Remembrance ceremony.

Guest speaker for the ceremony will be Robert Kupiecki, the current ambassador of Poland to the United States.

During the ceremony, Alexandria Mayor William D. Euille and City Council members will light a candelabrum that Holocaust survivor Charlene Schiff and her husband, Ed, donated to the City. The 54-inch high solid brass candelabrum was given to the City in memory of Charlene Schiff’s parents, sister, and the six million Jews and millions of others who perished in the Holocaust..