Temple B’nai Israel, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will hold a Yom HaShoah Holocaust Memorial Day service at 7 p.m. Wednesday May 4.

The public is invited.

Author Karen L. Kaplan

Guest speaker will be Karen L. Kaplan of Highland Park, author of “Descendants of Rajgrad – Learning to Forgive.”

The daughter of a Holocaust survivor, Kaplan has learned a powerful lesson of forgiveness.

She has let go of the legacy of bitterness and fear that has haunted her Jewish community following centuries of antisemitism.

Other participants will be local clergy, Interfaith Aurora, an ecumenical group; and St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church choir.

Call (630) 892-2450 or visit www.temple-bnai-israel.org/ for more information.

SOURCE: Temple B’nai Israel news release