Seeman Helps Mark a Jewish Cemetery

Besides being a Councilwoman, Lee Seeman serves on the United State Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. As part of this group, she recently attended a dedication ceremony for the placing of a marker in a cemetery in Latvia.

Seeman raised money for a monument in a cemetery in Riga, Latvia that commemorates the old Jewish cemetery which was destroyed in July, 1941 by the Nazis.

Seeman took part in the monument's dedication ceremony on June 30, which was the 450th anniversary of Jewish people living freely in Latvia and on the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust in Latvia.

"It is such an honor for me to be here," Seeman said during the dedication ceremony. "I asked myself, 'How will anyone know that this is a Jewish burial site since there is not a true marker in site'."

Seeman first got involved with the group in 1995 after deciding that she wanted to become more involved and found this group that helped preserve Jewish heritage.

Seeman showed a video of the dedication at a recent Town of North Hempstead board meeting. Supervisor Jon Kaiman said of Seeman's work that she was "making us proud" and applauded her for giving this cemetery and the people of the area their name and history back.