Historic Brighton Spring Event:
“Holocaust Survivors at Mount Hope Cemetery”
- Presented by Marcia Birken and Marjorie Searl
- Sunday, March 26, 2023, 2 p.m.
- Brighton Town Hall
- 2300 Elmwood Avenue
- Admission: Free
Photo credit: Pat Corcoran
Marcia Birken and Marjorie Searl will present an illustrated program about the Friends of Mount Hope’s Holocaust Survivors Archive project. Over 100 survivors of Nazi-era horrors found their way to Rochester, New York, lived in Brighton and other neighborhoods, and are buried in Mt. Hope. Learn about the website that has been developed to share their stories, the self-guided tour that will be available, and preview the monument that will be dedicated on May 7.
About the Speakers: Marjorie Searl and Marcia Birken are co-chairs of the Friends of Mount Hope Holocaust Survivors Archive project. Marcia Birken is RIT professor emerita and award-winning photographer and quilt maker. Marjorie Searl, retired chief curator at Memorial Art Gallery, is a Historic Brighton trustee and Friends of Mount Hope board member. Both speakers are longtime Brighton residents.
In our new Winter 2023 Newsletter issue, some of the featured topics include:
- “Relatively Speaking” – A Genealogy Class
- A Winter Celebration in 1822 – The Story of Charlotte Hanford
- Merchants of Monroe – B. Forman’s Department Store
- Turk’s Garden
Genealogy Resources – NEW!
Access an extensive set of links and other online resources to explore your own genealogy! Compiled by Kory Yerkes, Media, Network, and Volunteer Services Manager at the Brighton Memorial Library and the basis of her recent presentation to Historic Brighton members.
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