We Remember and We Do Not Forget

UICC Unified Interfaith Community Coalition of Beaufort was formed in response to the assassination of the Mother Emanuel Nine. This, our third annual memorial will be held in the historic Brick Baptist Church on the northern edge of Penn Center on June 15th. Penn Center was among the few places Dr. Martin Luther King felt safe and in fact they were building a cottage on the water for him when he was assassinated. The theme "We Remember and We Do Not Forget" operates on several levels and was suggested by my UICC colleague and friend Rabbi TZiPi Radonsky, and comes from the weekly Jewish practice of reviewing the week before and anticipating the blessings to come, which is part of her Shabbat practices. We extend this in this year's memorial to remembering the events that have shaped us while not forgetting our commitment to peace.