It is the tradition of the survivors from the city of Radom in Poland, their children, grandchildren and now, great-grandchildren, to gather on the Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at their communal burial grounds at New Montefiore Cemetery in Pinelawn, NY to solemnly recall those who were lost, those who survived and have now passed on and to keep the memories alive. Last year, for the first time since the tradition began, no service was held because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. This year, we were vaccinated and comfortable gathering again.
Most of the First Generation has passed away. It's more than 76 years since the end of WWII and the liberation of the camps. This year only one survivor of the Shoah was there with us, but nearly 100 children of survivors and their children and grandchildren made the trip to New Montefiore to stand together remembering our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and friends among whose graves and memorials we stood.
During the first months we suffered many losses from the virus and we feared the end of the line for the generation of survivors. So little was known and so many errors were made but the number of deaths tapered off, though we did lose 18 members from the beginning in 2020 until we met. It was a difficult time. To memorialize them with a gift of life, the Radomer Mutual Culture Center is donating and ambulance to the Mogen David Adom.
This will be the first of three postings of photos I took.
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