Army Brigade Remembers the Holocaust

The 174th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East, held a Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony last week at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J..

Joshua Brisk, a Holocaust survivor was the guest speaker for the event. Brisk is one of the youngest Holocaust survivors of the Bistritz Ghetto and Auschwitz. After 11 months in Auschwitz he was transferred to Dachau and subsequently liberated by American Soldiers.

Among the other speakers at the event was Sgt. 1st Class Harold Hollander of the 314th Infantry Regiment, whose grandfather, Marion Ksionek was a Holocaust survivor.

Video of he event can be found below. You can also find a more in-depth  article on the Army’s website as well as photos and more video of the event on the 174th’s Facebook page.