{"id":1127,"date":"2022-01-27T21:10:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T21:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2025-03-13T20:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:32:15","slug":"louis-calls-for-all-new-yorkers-to-unite-as-we-commemorate-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/2022\/01\/27\/louis-calls-for-all-new-yorkers-to-unite-as-we-commemorate-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Calls for All New Yorkers to Unite As We Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BROOKLYN, NY<\/strong> &#8211; As we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking&nbsp; the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, we remember the six million Jews who were killed during the Holocaust.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 80 years later, anti-Semitism remains an ever-present threat for Jewish communities across our city and nation. Earlier this month, a woman harassed then spat on an 8-year-old boy outside of a Midwood synagogue. The next day, four people were held hostage on Shabbat at a synagogue in Texas. These unprovoked attacks and hate crimes perpetuate a heightened state of alert and fear resulting in a diminished quality of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As neighbors, and New Yorkers collectively, we must continue to denounce these violent acts, while fighting against prejudice and bigotry. Everyone deserves to live peacefully, regardless of their faith or culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>New York City Council Member Farah N. Louis represents the 45th District, which is comprised of Flatbush, East Flatbush, Midwood, Marine Park, Flatlands, &amp; Kensington in Brooklyn, NY. Council Member Louis chairs the Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, and Maritime Uses. Additionally, she is a member of the committees on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Intergroup Relations; Education; Finance; Land Use; Transportation and Infrastructure; and Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises. Her leadership roles within the Council extends beyond her committee assignments, where she serves as Co-Chair of the Women&#8217;s Caucus and Vice Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BROOKLYN, NY<\/strong> &#8211; As we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking&nbsp; the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, we remember the six million Jews who were killed during the Holocaust.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 80 years later, anti-Semitism remains an ever-present threat for Jewish communities across our city and nation. Earlier this month, a woman harassed then spat on an 8-year-old boy outside of a Midwood synagogue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/2022\/01\/27\/louis-calls-for-all-new-yorkers-to-unite-as-we-commemorate-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-2\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}