On Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m., Noah Lederman, author of the recently published memoir, “A World Erased: A Grandson’s Search for His Family’s Holocaust Secrets,” will be the guest in the pulpit at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck’s Holocaust Memorial Service.
The Emanuel service, in commemoration of six million who perished, includes prayers and special selections of music presented by rabbi, cantor, choir and instrumentalists.
Members of the Emanuel Brotherhood will participate, offering poignant readings, and Lederman will tell the story of his “dogged persistence in getting his grandparents to recount their memories of the Holocaust.”
“In ‘A World Erased,’ he rescues their stories — and the stories of so many who survived, and so many who didn’t — and turns their experiences into an enduring monument for his own generation and those to follow,” says Wayne Hoffman, executive editor of Tablet magazine.
In the words of writer Sam Apple, “‘A World Erased’ is a book of dark tales that is suffused with tenderness on every page.”
Lederman has written for The Economist, The Boston Globe, Miami Herald, The Washington Post, Slate, The New Republic, Chicago Sun-Times, BBC Travel, Salon, The Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, Tablet magazine, The Jerusalem Post magazine, Tikkun, Long Island Pulse, and Writer’s Digest. His work is also featured in numerous adventure, sports and travel publications.
Following the service, there will be a book signing and refreshments.
All members of the community are invited to attend and admission is free.
Temple Emanuel is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck.
For more information, call 516-482-5701 or go to emanuelgn.org.
