(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)November 9, 2011

(MAHWAH, NJ) – The Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies of Ramapo College and Temple Beth Haverim Shir Shalom held a Kristallnacht (Crystal Night) commemoration on Wednesday, November 9 at Beth Haverim Shir Shalom, Mahwah, NJ.

The commemoration featured a talk by Erwin Ganz of Warren, New Jersey who experienced mounting oppression and anti-Semitism as a young schoolboy in the small town of Bernkastel Koos, Germany where his family was forced to relocate from his native Frankfurt am Main soon after Adolf Hitler came to power.

Upon coming to the United States in April of 1939 at age nine, Ganz and his family settled in Newark, New Jersey, where he later graduated from Weequahic High School. While employed full time with the Ronson Corporation, Ganz received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Seton Hall University. His career at Ronson, where he eventually became a director, spanned six decades.

The evening also included a commemorative service conducted by Rabbi Joel Mosbacher, and a program featuring chorale music performed by the adult choir of Temple Beth Haverim Shir Shalom under Cantor David Perper.

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