Hizzoner Mayor Bloomberg is making his way down to Sheepshead Bay for the 25th Annual Gathering & Exhibit at the Holocaust Memorial Park on June 14th at noon.
The Holocaust Memorial Park is New York’s only outdoor tribute to those that perished in the Holocaust under the Nazi regime. The Holocaust Memorial Committee, an organization charged with overseeing the memorial, welcomes the community to join them and the mayor in a gathering of somber remembrance.
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Courier-Life Publications is reporting an addition to Holocaust Memorial Park, at Emmons Avenue and Shore Avenue, that will honor non-Jewish victims including homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the disabled, political prisoners and Roma and Sinti gypsies persecuted and killed by the Nazis.
Although no plans or dates have been revealed, Courier-Life says that the memorial committee is expected to add five smaller markers around the park. Each marker will recognize one of the “forgotten” groups and will include a historical synopsis of their sufferings.
The new memorials come after years of lobbying spearheaded by the International Association of Lesbian and Gay Children of Holocaust Survivors. According to Courier-Life, the organization’s “plans to honor other victims was initially met with opposition by some Orthodox religious leaders who thought that the park should be solely dedicated to the Jews who lost their lives in the ghettos and concentration camps.”
