PROGRAM TO ADDRESS RISE OF ANTI-SEMITIC INCIDENTS

A program addressing the rise of anti-Semitism in Connecticut will be held at the United Jewish Center on Wednesday to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah.

The program, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. at 141 Deer Hill Ave. in Danbury.

Cathryn Prince, who was raised in Danbury, will be the speaker. She is an award-winning author and correspondent for The Times of Israel and covers the United Nations, politics, business, personality profiles, education and the arts.

“We are honored to have such an outstanding speaker like Cathryn Prince join us this year,” UJC Rabbi Stefan Tiwy said in a news release. “With the last members of the survivor generation slowly passing away, we think it is crucial to keep the memory of the Shoah alive and make sure such a tragedy will never happen again. Educating about and raising awareness of discrimination of minorities is thus a central mission of ours.”

Police have investigated incidents involving anti-Semitic signs and symbols throughout the years in Fairfield County, including in Ridgefield.