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Holocaust Rememberance at the Academy

April 19, 2017 12:00 am • Last Updated: April 19, 2017 8:38 pm

By Sarah Gordon
Staff Photographer

s.gordon@theday.com

Third Class Cadet Jill Friedman, right, lights a candle in remembrance as Jerry Fischer, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut, looks on during the Days of Remembrance Observance at The Coast Guard Academy's Officer's Club on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in New London. The 38th annual event honors victims of the Holocaust. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Third Class Cadet Jill Friedman, right, lights a candle in remembrance as Jerry Fischer, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut, looks on during the Days of Remembrance Observance at The Coast Guard Academy's Officer's Club on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in New London. The 38th annual event honors victims of the Holocaust.

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