Miriam Hoffman speaks at HEA Shoah event April 13

Miriam Hoffman“Hear Our Voices,” the 13th annual HEA Shoah commemoration, will be held Tuesday, April 13, 7 p.m., at the synagogue.

Miriam Hoffman will be this year’s featured speaker.

Hoffman, who was born in Greece around 1935, will retell her family’s story of loss and survival during the Italian fascist and Nazi occupations of Greece.

The commemoration will include the annual candlelighting ceremony honoring those who survived and those who lost their lives during the Holocaust.


Cantor Martin Goldstein will chant the E-l Malei Rachamim in their memory.

The Colorado Hebrew Chorale, under the direction of Carol Kozak Ward, will present a tribute to the late Jack Goldman, who was instrumental in starting the HEA’s annual program.

He passed away in 2009.

The program will also feature an original composition by David Gottlieb, “A Eulogy for Hope,” recorded by the Daedelus String Quartet.

There will be a display of Goldman’s ceramics and photography in the lobby.

Admission is free.

Information: Naomi Kirshner, (303) 758-9400, ext. 213.