Yorktown Hosts Annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony Tonight

The Town of Yorktown will hold its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony tonight at 6 p.m. This year’s event features guest speaker and author Joseph Gosler, who will share his harrowing and poignant journey as a "hidden child" in the occupied Netherlands during World War II.

WHAT: An annual remembrance ceremony featuring a presentation by Joseph Gosler. The program includes:

• An overview of occupied Holland during the time of Gosler’s birth.
• Excerpts from his memoir, Searching for Home: The Impact of WWII on a Hidden Child.
• A Q&A session following the reading.
• Remarks by Supervisor Ed Lachterman regarding the importance of understanding the consequences of hate and persecution.

WHO:

• Joseph Gosler, Holocaust survivor and author.
• Ed Lachterman, Yorktown Town Supervisor.
• Local officials and community members.

WHEN:

Thursday, April 16 at 6:00 p.m.

WHERE:

Yorktown Town Hall, 363 Underhill Avenue Yorktown Heights

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:

• Interview opportunities with Joseph Gosler and Supervisor Ed Lachterman.
• Photo and video coverage of the ceremony and reading.

About the Speaker: Joseph Gosler’s memoir, Searching for Home, chronicles his life as a Jewish child hidden in the Netherlands to escape Nazi persecution. After the war, he faced the difficult challenge of reuniting with parents he did not recognize who were traumatized by the conflict.