WATCH: Brandeis Scholar Speaks At UN Holocaust Commemoration

WALTHAM, MA — A scholar with ties to Waltham will be a featured speaker at the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Ceremony on Friday.

Karen Frostig is the grandchild of Holocaust survivors and a Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center Affiliated Scholar.

Frostig is the founding director of the Locker of Memory project, which is "dedicated to recovering the history of the Jungfernhof concentration camp where 3985 German & Austrian Jews were imprisoned," the university said.

The memorial ceremony includes remarks by the United Nations Secretary-General; the President of the 77th session of the General Assembly, the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations.

A livestream of the ceremony, scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m., is available on the United Nations YouTube channel, which can be found in the video below: