This year’s Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony in Carmel will be broadcast live at noon on Friday, April 16. The ceremony will last approximately one hour.
You can view the event live on the city’s Facebook page and YouTube channel, as on Carmel TV on channels Spectrum 340 and AT&T 99, and on Roku or AppleTV through CableCast or ScreenWeave. Just choose Carmel TV.
The City of Carmel’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony remembers and honors the victims of the Holocaust. This historical event includes a Civic Proclamation by Mayor Jim Brainard and other special guest speakers. Every year, students from area schools participate in the event, which also features special musical performances.
Dr. Alex Kor, originally from Terre Haute, is the son of two Holocaust survivors, Michael and Eva Kor. While living on the east coast from 2003 to 2016, he was an active member of The Generations After, Inc. (Shoah Survivors and Descendants of Greater Washington, D.C.). He has traveled to Auschwitz more than 20 times with his mother. Now, more than ever, he is dedicated to continuing his late mother’s work.
The program will also include:
- Mayor Jim Brainard
- Rabbi Benjamin Sendrow of Congregation Shaarey Tefilla
- Rabbi Avi Grossbaum – Chabad Center for Jewish Life
- Rabbi Justin Kerber of Congregation Beth Shalom
- The Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Human Relations – Olivia Nelson, an eight grader at Park Tudor, is the daughter of Carmel City Councilman Miles Nelson.
The ceremony will feature musical performances by:
- Cantor Arnie Lewin, Shaarey Tefilla member
- Cantor Melissa Cohen
- The Carmel United Methodist Church Bell Choir
- The University High School of Indiana Vocal Quintet and Instrumental Quartet
- Indianapolis Opera Resident Artists Madison Montambault and Joseph McBrayer, both accompanied by Andrew Pham
The Carmel commemoration is part of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), an international holiday for remembering the victims of the Holocaust. It reminds us, as Americans, of what can happen to civilized people when bigotry, hatred and indifference reign.