ADVISORY/Ronald S. Lauder to Host Press Conference Tuesday, Nov. 3.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1998-- Ronald S. Lauder to Host Press Conference Tuesday, November 3 at 2:30 p.m. at The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation, 767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4600, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY To Discuss Plans for Commemoration of 60th Anniversary of 'Kristallnacht' Events Planned for New York and Mannheim, Germany Featuring Four Living Witnesses Members of the media are invited to attend a Press Conference hosted by Ronald S. Lauder, the noted Jewish philanthropist and former U.S. Ambassador to Austria, at which he will discuss plans for a special commemoration ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. Kristallnacht took place on November 9 and 10, 1938, and marked the beginning of formal Nazi atrocities against Jews in Germany and throughout Europe. To commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the 60th anniversary of this tragic event, The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation and The New York Jewish Community Relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. Council are sponsoring a special evening at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on Sunday, November 8. Participants will include four living witnesses to Kristallnacht, including the rabbi rabbi [Heb.,=my master; my teacher], the title of a Jewish spiritual leader. The role of the rabbi has undergone a number of transformations. In the Talmudic period, rabbis were primarily teachers and interpreters of the Torah. and cantor cantor [Lat.,=singer], a singer or chanter, especially one who performs the solo chants of a church service. The office of cantor, at first an honorary one, originated in the Jewish synagogues, in which from early times it was the custom to appoint a lay member to from the main synagogue synagogue (sĭn`əgŏg) [Gr.,=assembly], in Judaism, a place of assembly for worship, education, and communal affairs. The origins of the institution are unclear. One tradition dates it to the Babylonian exile of the 6th cent. B.C. in Mannheim, Germany. A similar commemoration, with the same witnesses, will take place in Mannheim on Monday, November 9. These events will serve as a continuation of The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation's commitment to make certain that the ravages rav·age v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr. 1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town. 2. of Kristallnacht and the worldwide silence that followed are never forgotten. In 1988, the Foundation sponsored a similar citywide remembrance of the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht at the 92nd Street Y. The Press Conference will be held on Tuesday, November 3, at 2:30 p.m. at The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation, 767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4600, New York, N.Y. Members of the media wishing to attend the Press Conference or seeking more information about the Kristallnacht commemoration should contact Sarah Zitter Milstein or Michael Freitag at Kekst and Company, 212-521-4896. |
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