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From YouTube: New England Holocaust Memorial
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Staying true to the original mission of inspiring remembrance, reflection, and hope, the New England Holocaust Memorial launches new virtual and mobile opportunities for people to experience the memorial. Mayor Kim Janey joins with the organizations behind the project; the Jewish Community Relations Council, Facing History and Ourselves, and Combined Jewish Philanthropies, as well as community leaders and members of the public at the iconic North End landmark to speak on the launch's significance.
A
A
We
want
to
extend
our
enormous
thanks
to
the
survivors
who
have
shared
their
stories
with
us
and
to
the
many
people
who
work
to
preserve
and
share
this
history
through
the
mobile
and
virtual
tours.
We
also
want
to
thank
the
craft
family
foundation
and
their
final
whistle
on
hate
initiative,
which
funded
this
project,
as
well
as
the
ingersoll
brown
fund,
for
both
the
renovation
of
the
site
and
the
previous
support
for
the
site
when
it
was
first
constructed
over
25
years
ago.
B
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
with
us
today,
governor
mayor.
It
means
a
lot
that
you're
here.
Thank
you.
So
much
cjp
is
grateful
to
jcrc,
to
facing
history
in
ourselves
and
to
all
of
the
partners.
Who've
worked
so
hard
to
make
this
new
england
holocaust
memorial,
a
21st
century,
accessible
educational,
moving
experience
for
today
and
for
generations
to
come
and
on
behalf
of
all
of
us
here
and
across
the
community.
B
We're
here
at
this
memorial
as
jeremy,
just
noted
at
a
critical
moment
for
our
commonwealth
and
our
country
to
reaffir
affirm
the
urgency
and
importance
of
holocaust
awareness
and
education.
It's
been
just
75
years
since
the
holocaust,
and
somehow
it's
like
we've
forgotten
already.
The
rise
of
anti-semitism
across
this
country
in
both
speech
and
actions
is
frightening.
B
B
Only
days
later,
a
rabbi
was
stabbed
in
front
of
a
chabad
synagogue,
the
place
where
children
go
to
school
and
camp.
Where
a
community
comes
together
to
worship,
to
learn
to
celebrate
every
one
of
us
needs
to
stand
up,
stand
together,
raise
our
voices
and
say
loudly
and
clearly
no
not
here
not
anywhere.
We
will
not
tolerate
anti-semitism,
racism
or
any
form
of
hate,
and
that's
what
makes
this
memorial
so
critical.
B
B
When
we
visit
this
memorial,
we
remember
and
honor
the
lives
of
all
those
who
perished
in
the
holocaust
zachor.
When
we
visit
this
memorial,
we
remember
and
celebrate
the
resilience
and
indomitable
spirit
of
those
who
survived
rebuilt
their
lives
and
communities
and
had
the
courage
to
tell
us
their
stories
zachar
when
we
visit
this
memorial.
B
We
remember
our
jewish
and
human
stories
rooting
ourselves
in
the
past,
as
we
build
a
better
future
together
zachor
when
we
visit
this
memorial,
we
remember
the
horrors,
the
genocide,
the
crimes
perpetrated
by
human
beings
against
human
beings,
to
remind
ourselves
that
this
can
happen
again.
So
we
never
let
it
happen
again.
B
This
is
how,
together
we
ensure
that
the
lights
of
all
those
who
were
murdered
in
the
holocaust
and
of
our
beloved
survivors
will
never
go
out.
This
is
how,
together,
we
turn
a
tragic
past
into
a
hopeful
future.
That's
what
we're
doing
when
we
visit
this
memorial
and
that's
what
we're
doing
here
today.
Thank.
A
I
had
the
privilege
personally
of
visiting,
yad
vashem,
israel's
national
holocaust
memorial
with
him
several
years
ago,
and
here
in
massachusetts.
He
has
consistently
shown
up
spoken
up
and
called
out
the
haters,
whether
it
was
after
charlottesville,
when
he
brought
the
entire
state's
leadership
together
at
the
at
the
capitol
to
say
clearly
and
with
one
voice
that
there
is
no
room
for
white
supremacy
in
boston
or
whether
it's
been
here
on
this
site.
A
We
are
very,
very
grateful
that
he's
making
time
just
at
this
moment,
where
he's
entering
back
into
and
all
of
us
are
entering
back
into
in
person
space
after
a
year
and
a
half
of
incredible
leadership
during
the
pandemic
that
he
made
time
to
be
with
us
today
and
to
help
us
open
up
the
new
phase
of
the
memorial.
Thank
you,
governor
baker,.
C
Thank
you,
jeremy
and-
and
I
I
promise
to
be
mercifully
brief
here,
I
I
did
have
a
chance,
through
counselor
flynn's
cell
phone,
to
send
a
message
to
former
mayor
ray
flynn
who,
as
many
of
you
know,
had
a
lot
to
do
with
making
this
happen
in
the
first
place.
He's
am
I
allowed
to
tell
people
that
he
broke
his
hip.
That
means
he
probably
won't
be
playing
basketball
for
the
next
48
hours
or
so,
but
I'm
sure
he'll
be
back
up
on
his
feet
soon.
C
C
When
I
visited
the
holocaust
museum
in
israel,
that's
the
only
museum
I've
ever
been
to
in
my
life.
That's
one
way
you
can't
just
go
into
that
museum
and
wander
around
and
do
whatever
you
might
do
at
a
normal
or
traditional
museum.
They
want
you
to
start
in
about
1900
and
they
want
you
to
follow
the
societal
messaging
that
began
in
about
1900
to
help.
You
understand
why
what
happened
in
the
1940s,
the
virtual
attempt
to
exterminate
a
particular
community
from
the
face
of
the
earth
took
place
and
for
literally
40
or
50
years.
C
There
was
a
concerted
effort
to
dehumanize
the
jewish
community
to
make
it
possible
for
a
madman
to
pursue
the
strategy
of
extermination
and
that's
why
remembrance
matters
so
much
and
why
it's
so
important,
whether
you're
talking
about
race
or
culture
or
religion
or
creed?
Why
it's
so
important
for
people
to
basically
put
their
foot
down
and
say?
No,
because
if
you
don't,
if
you
give
it
a
chance
to
breathe,
if
you
give
it
a
chance
for
people
to
blow
on
it,
that
fire
will
burn,
which
is
why
it's
so
important
for
all
of
us.
C
Every
chance.
We
have
to
step
up
and
say
no-
and
I'm
here
today
on
behalf
of
the
commonwealth,
to
stand
with
you
and
with
all
the
other
folks
who
make
up
this
large
community
of
people
who
are
committed
not
just
to
equality
but
to
the
safe
opportunity
for
people,
no
matter
what
your
creed,
cultural,
religion,
sexual
orientation,
gender
identification
might
be
to
be
able
to
live
your
life
positively,
happily
and
most
importantly
safely.
C
A
Thank
you,
governor
baker.
As
the
governor
alluded,
the
relationship
of
the
new
england
holocaust
memorial
to
the
office
of
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
boston
is
a
historic
one.
Going
back
to
mayor
flynn,
mayor
menino,
every
mayor,
mayor
walsh,
has
embraced
this
site
as
an
essential
part
of
the
experience
of
boston,
its
history,
its
people.
A
It
is
here
right
outside
the
window
of
the
mayor's
office,
with
intention
by
mayor
flynn
that
it
would
always
be
up
something
to
look
out
the
window
and
to
think
about
and
to
remember
and
to
contemplate
the
role
of
public
leadership,
and
so
it
is
a
great
pleasure
and
an
honor
that
our
current
mayor,
mayor,
janie,
has
embraced.
This
role
has
embraced
this
relationship
even
prior
to
becoming
mayor.
A
I
know
personally
that
she
took
time
and
effort
to
learn
about
the
jewish
experience
and
the
relationship
to
the
holocaust,
to
visit,
yad
vashem
in
israel
and
she
in
one
of
her
first
public
engagements,
as
mayor
appeared
here
virtually
for
yamashoa,
and
so
I
am
just
incredibly
honored
to
welcome
her.
For
the
first
time
as
mayor
to
the
new
england,
holocaust
memorial,
mayor,
janie,.
D
Good
morning,
everyone
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
jcrc
and
jeremy
for
your
leadership,
your
partnership
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
As
you
mentioned,
I
had
the
trip
of
a
lifetime,
a
learning
journey
as
I
visited
israel
and
certainly
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
the
holocaust,
a
museum
there,
and
I
was
so
struck
by
that
history
that
devastating
history
and
I
was
reminded
as
a
black
woman
as
an
african-american
of
the
connectedness
that
I
feel
to
the
jewish
community.
D
As
someone
who
certainly
understands
oppression
firsthand,
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
electives
that
are
here.
I
want
to
thank
governor
baker
for
his
leadership
and
his
partnership
in
the
city
of
boston
and
certainly
his
support
to
the
jewish
community.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
counselor
matt
o'malley,
president
of
the
boston
city
council,
and
my
dear
friend
counselor
flynn,
who
was
with
me
on
that
trip
to
israel
and
we
were
able
to
bond
and
see
firsthand
the
horrors.
D
And
then,
finally,
I
will
say,
as
the
first
woman
mayor
and
the
first
black
mayor,
I
know
full
well
that
our
stories
are
interconnected
and
intertwined
and
that
our
fight
for
freedom
and
justice
is
on
going.
We
must
never
forget,
we
must
always
remember,
and
we
must
always
always
stand
in
solidarity
against
hate
against
violence
against
any
one
of
us,
because
if
it
happens
to
one
of
us
it
can
happen
to
any
one
of
us,
and
so
we
must
always
stand
together.
D
A
It's
my
honor
to
introduce
josh
craft,
the
president
of
the
kraft
family
philanthropies,
who
is
responsible
for
the
craft
family's
many
philanthropic
initiatives,
including
the
kraft
family
foundation,
the
craft
center
for
community
health,
the
foundation
to
combat
anti-semitism,
the
patriots
foundation,
the
revolution
charitable
foundation
and
the
family's
participation
in
the
reform
alliance
and,
most
importantly,
through
the
final
whistle
on
hate
initiative
in
2019
to
make
possible
today's
events.
Josh
craft.
E
E
E
E
Their
unwavering
and
their
passion
for
hope
and
life
and
humanity
is
without
peer,
and
they
need
to
be
celebrated
and
never
forgotten,
not
just
for
jews,
jewish
people
but
humans.
All
humans,
black
asian
everybody,
we're
all
here
together
celebrating
life
celebrating
love
and
the
spirit
of
hate
can
never
ever
overtake
us,
as
it
has
recently
in
so
many
horrific
ways
that
I
don't
have
already
been
referenced.
E
So
with
that,
it's
an
honor
for
now
for
me
to
introduce
janet
singer,
apa
applefield,
a
survivor
of
the
holocaust
who
again,
whose
unwavering
spirit
of
hope,
love
and
humanity
can
never
be
defeated,
and
her
message
has
gotten
out
to
thousands
of
people
and
we're
just
a
small
group
that
gets
to
hear
that
today.
So
thank
you
for
being
here
janet
and
your
family.
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
G
G
I
stand
here
today
as
a
christian
and
a
religious
leader
to
say
that
we
must
come
together
and
stand
together
to
fight
against
and
overcome
subtle
and
overt
forms
of
bigotry
and
hate
for
no
group
is
immune
to
it.
We
must
commit
to
speak
truth
to
power
and
to
speak
up
for
those
who
cannot
speak
up
for
themselves
and
to
ensure
justice
for
those
being
targeted
by
hate
and
fear
and
violence.
G
Even
as
we
as
already
been
spoken
about
that,
the
rabbi
we
stand
here
in
solidarity
with
rabbi
zinski,
who
was
stabbed
eight
times
outside
a
jewish
day,
school
in
brighton
and
the
families
of
air
force,
veteran
ramona,
cooper
and
retired
massachusetts,
state
trooper,
david
green,
who
were
allegedly
who
not
were
allegedly
but
were
brutally
murdered
because
of
the
color
of
their
skin.
We
are
still
fighting
the
same
fight.
G
A
H
This
memorial
is
important
to
facing
history
and
ourselves,
not
just
because
of
the
deep
examination
of
the
holocaust.
That
was
the
basis
of
on
which
our
organization
was
founded,
but
we
also
believe
that
now,
as
at
our
founding
young
people,
must
engage
with
the
meaning
of
past
atrocities,
they
have
to
critically
examine
the
human
behavior
that
led
to
the
very
darkest
moment
in
human
history,
and
yet
all
of
us
know
that,
right
now,
knowledge
of
the
holocaust
is
significantly
diminishing
in
the
united
states,
especially
among
young
people.
H
H
That's
where
our
survivors
come
in
and
even
more,
we
must
all
become
ever
more
vigilant
in
the
fight
against
bigotry
and
hate
in
all.
Their
forms,
like
cjp
and
jcrc
facing
history
has
been
involved
with
the
monument
for
a
long
time,
and
this
re-launch
marks
a
continuation
of
our
production
of
accompanying
educational
materials
guides
for
virtual
visits
from
here
in
boston
from
elsewhere
in
the
country
from
around
the
globe.
H
H
I
Thank
you
for
having
me,
my
name
is
addison
dion
and
it's
a
great
privilege
to
be
here
to
commemorate
the
memorial
in
the
memory
of
my
late
grandfather,
steve
ross,
steve
wasn't
my
biological
grandfather,
but
we
still
called
him
grandpa
steve,
because
that's
who
he
was
to
us
steve
was
a
survivor
not
only
the
holocaust,
but
also
the
aftermath
of
it.
I
only
wish
I
had
been
able
to
talk
to
him
about
his
life
more
while
he
was
still
alive,
but
sadly
I
had
to
learn
about
it
through
the
written
stories
he
left
behind.
I
I
read
his
autobiography
from
broken
glass.
When
I
was
only
12
years
old,
I
didn't
really
feel
untouched
in
my
identity
as
a
jewish
person.
Until
I
read
what
steve
had
to
say
my
religion,
my
family's
history
seemed
foreign
to
me.
Until
then,
steve
taught
empathy
and
resilience
even
in
the
bleakest
of
moments,
a
single
act
of
kindness
changed
his
life.
His
life's
mission
was
to
inspire
and
spread
awareness.
I
We
must
not
let
the
flame
of
history
be
diminished,
as
has
unfortunately
been
many
other
times
to
be
standing
here
today
and
honor
this
beautiful
memorial
and
representation
of
all
the
lives
we
lost
during
the
horror
that
occurred
during
world
war
ii
is
the
greatest
honor
of
all
to
be
able
to
come
together
even
at
the
peak
of
anti-semitic
hate
crimes
since
world
war
ii,
it's
a
beautiful
thing.
It
really
shows
the
power
of
community
and
unity,
even
in
the
midst
of
dark
times.
I
I
The
next
generation
of
jewish
youth
has
to
be
those
educators
for
the
ones
who
can't
be
anymore.
What
we're
doing
today
allows
accessibility
and
education
for
anyone
willing
to
listen,
and
I
believe,
it'll
impact
many
generations
for
years
to
come.
Steve
wanted
us
to
never
forget
and
that's
the
message
we
need
to
continue
to
teach.
Thank
you.
A
As
we
conclude
the
formal
part
of
today's
program,
I
want
to
underscore
the
words
of
roger
and
of
addison
the
importance
of
educating
our
youth
to
every
possible
venue
about
holocaust
and
genocide.
Education
remains
a
central
commitment
of
jcrc,
our
partners
at
the
anti-defamation
league,
our
friends
in
the
armenian
community
and
others
who
are
working
to
ensure
that
every
child,
every
youth
has
the
same
experiences
that
addison
has
had
in
every
venue,
and
we
ask
for
your
help
in
making
that
possible
for
every
youth
in
massachusetts.