As a reminder of those who suffered and perished during the holocaust, Max Lewin dedicated the Lewin Family Bell Tower on October 26, 1996. Five days after the dedication, Register-Herald editor, Dan Page, described the ceremony. This is our fourth installment of the coverage of the Bell Tower dedication. We also include a video segment […]
In preparation for this Sunday’s Holocaust Remembrance Day service, we offer the third story from the Register-Herald that deals with the dedication of the Lewin Family Bell Tower at The College of West Virginia, which was later known as Mountain State University. The campus is now the home of West Virginia University Institute of Technology. […]
As we look back to that historic day in 1996 when the Lewin Family Bell Tower was dedicated, we are reminded of Max Lewin’s gift – not just to the local university, but to all of Beckley as reminder of that darkest of times. We will remember those who perished this coming Sunday – April […]
As we prepare for 2018’s Beckley Holocaust Remembrance Day, it is fitting to look back at the dedication of the Lewin Family Bell Tower on October 20, 1996. Two articles and two editorials covered the event with one of each occurring prior to the dedication and one of each after the dedication. The following article […]