Please join the 3GNY community & the Sixth Street Synagogue on Friday, September 16, for our Fall Shabbat dinner & a talk by Seymour Kaplan, a WWII GI who helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp in 1945.

You are also invited to attend Shabbat services, which begin at 6:45 PM.

The dinner is kosher and you will have the option of chicken, fish or vegetarian.

Cost is $40 until 9/12/2016. $45 after.

Please register below.

About 3GNY
3GNY’s mission is to keep the history of the Holocaust alive. We must ensure that others understand the human face of the Holocaust, as well as its details, its place in Jewish history and how it is viewed and discussed today. We are the last living link to survivors. It is primarily through us that future generations will hear the actual stories of our grandparents’ survival. We feel a deep commitment to know and tell these stories, and to place them within the greater context of the Holocaust.

3GNY also raises awareness about human rights issues and genocide – past and present. To accomplish this, 3GNY creates forums where members meet, learn, connect and share ideas. Founded in 2005 with a group of six, 3GNY’s membership now exceeds 1500. 3GNY organizes diverse programming, including museum tours, film screenings, theatre engagements, discussion groups, book readings, visits and dialogue with survivors, Shabbat dinners, Jewish cultural events, intergenerational gatherings, genealogy workshops and field trips.

About SEYMOUR KAPLAN
Seymour Kaplan was 17 years old when he left high school to enlist in military service during World War II. He was a machine gunner with the 692 Tank Destroyer Battalion attached to the 42nd Infantry Division. The conclusion of the war brought him to Dachau concentration camp, where at age 19, he served as a Yiddish interpreter. As such, Mr. Kaplan is one of the last living eyewitnesses to the realities of the Holocaust.

After his discharge, Seymour returned home to start his own garment manufacturing company and attended evening classes at Brooklyn College, earning his BA, magna cum laude. Upon retirement from the garment industry he began a second career as a New York City Public Schools teacher. Mr. Kaplan’s lifelong mission has been to share firsthand details about his experiences at Dachau and he has spoken to numerous schools and organizations over the years. He is active with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and has been honored by NAMI, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, NYS Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein, NYC Councilman Lew Fidler, NYC Dept. of the Aging, and the Brooklyn College Alumni Association.