The children of the Holocaust will never be forgotten, thanks to this project.
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Rabbi Irving 'Yitz' Greenberg Quotation

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Acerca del Programa

Recuérdanos: El programa de Bnei Mitzvah de la Shoá invita a los niños que se encuentran preparando su Bar/Bat Mitzvah a conectarse con la memoria de aquellos niños que perdieron la vida en la Shoá antes de poder se llamados a la Torá.

Es una idea muy sencilla: el proyecto otorga tanto a los estudiantes de bar/bat mitzvah como a sus maestros el nombre de un niño fallecido, ifnromación sobre el/ella, y sugerencias para actos sencillos de conmemoración, por ejemplo:

  • hacer mitzvot b'shem (en nombre del niño)
  • Mencionar al niño en dvar Torá o en un discurso en la bimá
  • Hacer la mitzvá de decir kadish
  • Encender una vela anual de yortzait, etc.

“What a life–changing service you provide! Every congregant present was touched by Molly’s taking a moment to remember a child we never knew, but now have a relationship with.”

“As a psychotherapy-oriented psychiatrist, I am profoundly grateful for what you have started. It is a rare gift when we are given the opportunity to transform the shame of an intolerable and unfathomably toxic affective experience into something meaningful, interpersonally intimate, and actionable for the benefit of all.”

 

Resultados

Los estudiantes que participan en el programa se encuentran avanzando de una experiencia educativa a acciones de compromiso con el Judaísmo. Se identifican como canales de la memoria judía y adoptan su lugar en la comunidad actuando públicamente como agentes de redención.

Las familias informan que su participación agrega profundidad y significado a la experiencia de Bar/Bat Mitzvá. Los padres se conmueven al ver a sus propios hijos ofrecer una curación para este pedazo roto de la historia del pueblo judío. Fieles y no afiliados invitadosn del Bar/Bat Mitzvá atestiguan el momento en el que el niño asume su liderazgo espiritual y su acción redentora. Todos pueden gozar de la oportunidad de conocer una conexión más profunda con su fe e historia judía.

 

Our Supporters

Remember Us: The Holocaust Bnai Mitzvah Project is supported by grants from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, the Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Tauber Foundation, Dozor Foundation, Wolman Foundation, and other generous contributors. We welcome foundations and individual supporters to join us in establishing this act of remembrance as an enduring Jewish ritual.

To donate, click here.

 

Finances

Remember Us is a 501(c)3 project governed by a national Board of Directors. Staffing is provided by a team of independent contractors all working from and with donated infrastructure. There are no offices. Total staff time is 2.25 FTE (full time equivalent). Accounting services are provided by a CPA. All funds from all sources are used to support staff in providing direct services, developing outreach for the Remember Us concept, and for program development (for example, Yom Hashoah materials and a Teen Torah Rescue program). Production costs are kept minimal through desk-top designs or trade printing. The average cost per child served is among the lowest of any Jewish organization or any not-for-profit organization. See our listing in Guidestar. For additional information, please contact the Director. Financial statements are available upon request.

 

Partnerships

Remember Us works with both congregations and regional partners to bring this concept of memory into Jewish communities. Some of our partners are:

  • New York Board of Rabbis
  • Holocaust Education and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
  • Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston
  • Pelz Holocaust Education Center of Milwaukee

 

 

Upstart Bay Area

For three years, that Remember Us Project has participated in Upstart Bay Area, a mentoring program for Jewish innovative organizations.