Keene State College’s Cohen Center Honors Dr. Rachel Margolis,
On April 16, 2009, the Cohen Center hosted an evening to honor Dr. Rachel Margolis and bring attention to the plight of former Jewish partisans currently facing a campaign of intimidation in Lithuania. Our program was entitled: Resistance Continued: Courage in the Face of Adversity.We are grateful for Cohen Center and Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Alfred Lerner Fellow Marjorie Margolis (Conant High School, N.H.) for her tireless efforts to have Rachel’s story told, have her memoir, A Partisan from Vilna published in English, and for her work in helping us “to remember…and to teach” the legacy of the Holocaust. Marjorie is Rachel’s cousin.
Cohen Center and JFR Lerner Fellow Marjorie Margolis worked tirelessly to focus public attention on the story of her cousin Rachel Margolis and her colleagues.
Congressman Hodes recognizes the work of his constituent Marjorie Margolis on behalf of Rachel Margolis.
Marjorie accepts a certificate awarding her cousin Rachel Margolis honorary Cohen Center Fellowship.
Hank Knight, Director of the Cohen Center, present Marjorie Margolis with a certificate conferring honorary Cohen Center Fellowship to Rachel margolis. The certificate and other documents from this event were received by Rachel and her family in Israel.
Amanda Leese, representing N.H. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen with Marjorie Margolis.
Hank Knight, Director of the Cohen Center, with Marjorie Margolis, N.H. State Senator Molly Kelly, and Stephanie Hurley (who sang the Partisan Hymn).
