Holocaust memorial with Michael Marder

Holocaust memorial with Michael Marder

By Betty Nelander
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Ruthie Friedman and Hindel Levitin attend Holocaust Memorial Evening hosted by Chabadof Northern Palm Beach Island. Six candles were lighted in memory of the 6 millions Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Friedman lit one of the candles. Photo by Tom Tracy Photography

Michael Marder, Holocaust survivor, and Rabbi Zalman Levitin, spiritual leader of Chabad of Northern Palm Beach Island, spoke at the recent Holocaust Memorial Evening at The Brazilian Court. Photo by Tom Tracy Photography

Holocaust memorial — Michael Marder, who who survived nine death camps and lost his entire family in the Holocaust before his liberation at Bergen-Belsen, gave a moving and inspiring talk at Chabad of Northern Palm Beach Island’s Holocaust Memorial Evening May 28 at The Brazilian Court.

Marder described the faces of the mothers as their children were led away, and the camps’ intense labor demands while he was starving and freezing. After the war he got a job, married and had a family. Today, he is a proud great-grandfather and will celebrate his 90th birthday in July, said Rebbetzin HindelLevitin.

The evening also featured a candle lighting ceremony in memory of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.