Holocaust Memorial Service Commemoration

On the evening of Saturday 27th January, Brentwood Reform Synagogue, together with Christian Friends of Israel (CFI) came together for the annual service of Commemoration, to remember the 6 million Jewish people and other murdered by the Nazi’s in The Holocaust.

Natalie Cumming Author of The Fiddle gave a very moving talk about her family and the Violin that saved the life of her Aunt Rosa when she was imprisoned in Auschwitz and later in Bergen Belsen. The Violin, which was badly damaged, was repaired expert John Dilworth via the TV program The Repair Shop. The programme and repair of the Violin was screened at the HMD event.

Following the repair, Natalie gifted the Violin in perpetuity to The Yehudi Menuhin School of Music in memory of Natalie’s Aunt Rosa Anna Levinsky and her uncle Sydney Israel Levy (Levinsky) where it is played daily in order to keep the Violin in peak condition. Two students from the Yehudi Menhhin School of Music were present, Maya Broman Crawford, played the violin accompanied by Tom Wang on the piano. Please do check out the photo’s of the event, which was attended by The Mayor of Brentwood, Gareth Barrett and local MP Dr Alex Burghart. Six Yarazite candles were lit, one representing 1 million of the 6 million Jews slaughtered in the Shoa. Alex Burghart MP, The Mayor Councillor Gareth Barrett, TV producer John Deery and of course our Chair Judith.