American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors – LOST GEM 2020
American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors – LOST GEM 2020
122 West 30th Street (3rd Floor)New York, NY 10001
amgathering.org
Walking into this center supporting the survivors of some of humanity’s darkest hours, I expected to be smothered by a somber mood. Not so. The folks working here assured me that the experience is positive, “The survivors are very active, going about their lives.” The Gathering has the largest database in the United States and Canada of Holocaust survivors, and works tirelessly to support this group. They publish a newsletter, Together, with a readership in the tens of thousands to keep people abreast of the goings-on of survivors and their offspring. They are working to help people get restitution from Germany in exchange for what was lost during the Holocaust. Most importantly, though, the Gathering aims to keep remembrance alive in hopes of never forgetting what happened.