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New York to light City Hall yellow for Holocaust Remembrance Day, name street after Yad Vashem
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New York City will light City Hall and other municipal buildings yellow to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“When antisemitism continues to surface in our society, New York City remains steadfast in our commitment to being not just a safe haven, but a beacon of hope for the Jewish community,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams says in a statement. “The yellow lights illuminating our city buildings tonight serve as both a memorial to the six million lives lost and a bright reminder of our unwavering solidarity.”
Bronx Borough Hall, Queens Borough Hall, Staten Island Borough Hall, and the David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal building will also be lit yellow, the mayor’s office says.
City Hall is also hosting an exhibition of artwork from Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum. The art, from Yad Vashem’s collection, will be on display in City Hall’s rotunda for the next week.
Yad Vashem says a street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan will be renamed Yad Vashem Way in a ceremony on Thursday. Adams and Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan will attend the street sign’s reveal at East 67 Street and 3rd Avenue.
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