Shliach Named to Commission

The Hunterdon County Democrat reports:

Rabbi Eli Kornfeld of Chabad of Hunterdon County in Annandale was appointed by Gov. Chris Christie to serve on the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education with the Secretary of State’s Office.

The commission’s core mission, in part, is to promote Holocaust education in the state. The commission also surveys the status of Holocaust education, as well as designs, encourages and promotes the implementation of Holocaust and genocide education and awareness, according to the commission’s website.

“It has personal relevance to me as someone who lost many, many tens of family members in the Holocaust myself. So there’s clearly that direct feeling and attachment,” Kornfeld said by phone recently following his appointment last week on the occasion Holocaust Remembrance Day.

“Therefore, I feel passionate ensuring that there is education and awareness for all New Jerseyans,” Kornfeld said. “New Jersey is at the forefront on a statewide level of Holocaust awareness and innovative programs.

“It’s an honor to represent Hunterdon County, to represent the entire community, the region, and I look forward to the challenge of serving on the commission along with some colleagues — great, incredible, well-respected members of the commission.

“It’s an honor,” he concluded. “There is a lot of work to be done, and I hope I will be able to do a good job for all New Jerseyans to ensure that Holocaust education and awareness continues and gets stronger.”