Commemoration
Yom HaZikaron
Commemoration of Israel’s Fallen
Date: April 22, 2007
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
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JCAA Community Hall
7300 Hart Lane
Austin, TX 78731
US
Contact: Aliza Orent
Phone: (512) 735-8030
Email: aliza.orent@shalomaustin.org
Yom HaZikaron/Commemoration for Israel’s Fallen
Speaker: Asher Yarden, Consul General of Israel to the Southwest
Come commemorate Israel’s fallen with film, music, readings, Yizkor, and an address by Asher Yarden, Consul General of Israel to the Southwest. Asher Yarden assumed his duties in February of 2006 as Consul General of Israel to the Southwest, based in Houston, but for the last six years, he served as the Director of the Diplomatic and Civil Law Department in the Legal Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, Israel. During this period, he represented Israel in numerous international and regional forums. Yarden’s resume also includes serving as a lawyer and Deputy Director of the Diplomatic and Civil Law Department in the Legal Division at the Ministry, the interim Consul General in Sydney Australia as well as many other positions. He holds a LLB degree from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel, and is fluent in Hebrew, English, and Arabic, with a fair understanding of Hungarian. He served in the IDF in combat engineering for three years.
This event is part of Jewish Heritage Month.Click here for a listing of other events happening throughout the month of April.
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The entire Austin community is invited and encouraged to attend two Yom HaShoah commemorative events:
9:30 AM–2:30 PM: Reading of the names of those who perished in the Holocaust at the Texas State Capitol Open Air Rotunda. Adults and students of all ages are encouraged to participate in the reading of names as a way of remembering and respecting the memory of those who were killed. (Note that children must be accompanied by a teacher or parent.)
3–4:30 PM: Interfaith commemoration service at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church (606 West 15th Street – 15th and Rio Grande), followed by a reception.
These important community programs are sponsored by the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Community Association of Austin, in partnership with Austin Area Interreligious Ministries, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Texas Hillel, and Texas Hillel’s White Rose Society.
SAVE THE DATE
April 16–18, 2007
Apathy or Action: The Struggle for Human Rights
A symposium sponsored by Texas Hillel’s White Rose Society and the University of Texas at Austin.
Holocaust and Genocide Commemoration
Monday, April 16, 7 PM, San Jacinto Hall (21st & San Jacinto)
with special guest speaker, Walter Kase, Holocaust survivor
Speakers on Genocide in Armenia, Rwanda, and Darfur
Tuesday & Wednesday, April 17 & 18, 6 PM, San Jacinto Hall
For more information, call (512) 476-0125 or visit www.thewhiterosesociety.org.
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