Sen. Berthel Participates in Holocaust Commemoration

April 28, 2017

State Senator Eric Berthel reads Governor Malloy's Proclomantion recognizing the 39th Annual State of Connecticut Holocaust Commemoration. Southbury resident Leah Linton was the keynote speaker and shared her story as to the devastation and violence she witnessed as a 12 year old child in Vienna. CT State Senate Chamber April 28, 2017.

Sen. Eric Berthel on Apr. 28 addressed an audience of survivors, participants and elected officials at the Annual State of Connecticut Holocaust Commemoration at the State Capitol’s historic Senate Chamber.  The event was co-sponsored by Voices of Hope, JFACT and the Jewish Federation of Western CT.  Attached photo, left to right: Sen. Berthel, Holocaust survivor Izzy Yuda and Norman J. Feitelson. Sen. Berthel (www.SenatorBerthel.com) represents Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown and Woodbury. He can be reached at 800-842-1421 and at [email protected] .