A poignant Holocaust Memorial Service was held on Yom Hashoah at Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with a large group in attendance. The program was opened by Joseph Seminaro, Executive Director of Margaret Tietz, and chaired by Rabbi Zavel Pearlman, Rabbi at Margaret Tietz, with the Kaddish recited by Dr. Arthur Flug, Executive Director of Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives at Queensborough Community College. Rabbi Yossi Blesofsky, Rabbi of Chabad of Northeast Queens, moved the crowd with his heartfelt rendition of Kel Maley Rachamim and Ani Maamin, and everyone joined in to sing Hatikva. Following emotional addresses delivered by Rabbi Pearlman, Rabbi Blesofsky and Dr. Flug, six memorial candles were lit in formation. The first was lit jointly by three survivors currently at Margaret Tietz for a rehab stay, in memory of the helpless infants, children, and teenagers who perished before they had a chance to grow up and fulfill their potential. The second candle was kindled by Dr. Flug in memory of all those Mothers who died with their young ones in their arms. Trudy Schwarz, a Margaret Tietz Board Member, and Senta Baum, a Margaret Tietz volunteer, lit the third candle together – in memory of the many Parents who were separated from their beloved families. The fourth candle was lit by Rabbi Blesofsky to commemorate all the Rabbis, Scholars and Teachers who were the first to be seized by the Nazis. CenterLight Board Member Robert Levine kindled the fifth candle in memory of the Heroes of the Resistance, and the last flame was lit in memory of the Martyrs and Righteous Gentiles by Joseph Seminaro, Executive Director of Margaret Tietz. It was a morning imbued with dignity and meaning, as tribute was paid to the six million beautiful lives that were lost.