The Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut invites you
to join us on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 1:30 pm at Godfrey Memorial Library, 134
Newfield Street, Middletown, CT for a the program "Yizkor Books and Search for
Jewish Memory."
Avinoam J. Patt, Ph.D., is the Philip D. Feltman Professor
of Modern Jewish History at the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at
the University of Hartford, where he is also director of the Museum of Jewish
Civilization. Dr. Patt has also worked as the Miles Lerman
Applied Research Scholar for Jewish Life and Culture at the Center for Advanced
Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM).
Yizkor, which means ‘Remember’ in Hebrew, is the first word of a memorial prayer for
the dead. ompiled by survivors of the
Holocaust, Yizkor books commemorate Jewish communities obliterated by the Nazis
and their Jewish residents murdered during the Shoah and can be helpful as
genealogical resources.
This program is free and open to the public.
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut houses its
library at the Godfrey. JGSCT members can borrow items from the collection of
books, periodicals, and audio and visual resources.
Visit our website for additional information.
