Newark's 26th Annual Holocaust Remembrance at Robert Treat Hotel Features Moving Speech by Holocaust Survivor, Valuable Life Lessons Imparted to Area Students
State's Largest and Oldest Holocaust Observance, Co-Sponsored by The Berger Organization, Included Remarks by Mayor Cory A. Booker.
- Newark, NJ (1888PressRelease) May 17, 2013 - The room at the Robert Treat Hotel fell silent on May 2, 2013 when Edward Mosberg, a Holocaust survivor, stood to address attendees at Newark's 26th annual Holocaust remembrance event. The intergenerational program, New Jersey's oldest and largest of its kind, was attended by over 400 students from Newark public and parochial schools. Also speaking were Mayor Cory A. Booker and Miles Berger, chairman and CEO of The Berger Organization LLC, one of the event's sponsors and owner of the Robert Treat Hotel in downtown Newark.
The event opened with Mosberg and other Holocaust survivors lighting candles of remembrance for the six million Jews killed during World War II, after which Mayor Booker addressed the audience about Mosberg's wartime experiences:
"Faced with appalling horror and oppression, he manifested courage and resilience, enabling him to survive the Holocaust. Six decades later, he continues to manifest courage and resilience, while making his experience fresh and resonant for new generations. From his life, we draw inspiration to continue to fight against racism, tyranny, and injustice."
Mosberg, whose theme of his speech was "I saw it, and I will never forget," shared many personal experiences as well as brutal incidents he witnessed or endured at the hands of the Nazis. He showed the audience various Nazi artifacts on display including a brick and barbed wire from the death camp Auschwitz, a whip similar to the one used on him by a Nazi guard, concentration camp dishes and utensils, and a prisoner's uniform. He talked about how, more than sixty years later, he still remembers vividly the experiences and the losses, and spoke of the importance of imparting the Holocaust story to future generations so that they will never forget. Mosberg lost 16 family members in the concentration camps.
"The City of Newark's Holocaust Remembrance educates children from various Newark schools to the terrible history of the Holocaust. It further teaches them tolerance and the ability to get along with others," said Berger. "We were honored to host this important event at our property." The Robert Treat Hotel is located at 50 Park Place near the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
The participating students, who are studying the Holocaust as part of their school curriculum, attend Oliver Street School, Louise A. Spencer School, University High School, Weequahic High School, Ironbound Catholic School, St. Vincent Academy, St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Christ the King Preparatory School, and Newark Preparatory Charter School. After the program, they talked with Mosberg and other invited Holocaust survivors, who shared some of their stories of being children and teenagers during the war.
The Newark Holocaust Remembrance is the most prominent event of its type in New Jersey. In addition to The Berger Organization, other sponsors were Edison Properties, LLC, the Holocaust Council of Metro West, Temple B'nai Abraham of Livingston, Manischewitz, Sol Batesh, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
"As long as I live, it is my duty to talk about the atrocities committed against my family and millions of others," said Mosberg.
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