Annual Holocaust commemoration programs announced

YOUNGSTOWN

The Jewish Community Relations Council is announcing its annual Holocaust commemoration programs for this spring’s series of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance) holiday observances. The annual Shoah Memorial Ceremony will be at 4 p.m. May 1 at the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, and the 23rd annual community Holocaust commemoration event is set for noon May 5 in the rotunda of the Mahoning County Courthouse.

Both programs are free and open to the public.