"But this year's observance Monday, Cohen said, felt more relevant than ever. Remembering the lessons of the Holocaust seems as important as ever in the times we find ourselves, said Cohen, who was joined in sponsoring the event by Councilmember Michael Mulcahy. It is particularly discouraging that this event seems more poignant than ever because of a surging escalation in antisemitism even in our own community."
"That surge included an incident in December in which eight students formed a human swastika on the football field of Branham High School in San Jose. One of the speakers Monday was Branham High senior Cormac Nolan, a member of the B'nai B'rith youth service organization who reached out to Cohen's office after the Branham event. He shared a moving letter he had written to his future self about his 2024 visit to the Auschwitz concentration camps."
San Jose City Council hosted the fifth annual Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at City Hall. Councilmember David Cohen said the observance felt especially relevant amid a surge in local antisemitism. Officials including Councilmember Michael Mulcahy, District Attorney Jeff Rosen, and Supervisor Susan Ellenberg attended. The surge referenced an incident where eight students formed a human swastika on Branham High School's football field. Branham senior Cormac Nolan, a B'nai B'rith youth member, spoke and read a letter to his future self about a 2024 visit to Auschwitz. Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley received a Santa Clara County commendation.
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