Posts Tagged: Holocaust Remembrance Day
March of the Living Awards Dr. Anthony Fauci ‘Moral Courage in Medicine Award’
JNS.org - To mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, which this year begins on the evening of April 7, International March of the Living, together with the...
Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘Never Again’ Is More Than a Slogan
JNS.org - On January 27, the world marks the horrific murder of six million Jews -- men, women, and children -- by the Nazis and...
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Slammed for Failing to Mention Jews in Holocaust Remembrance Day Tweet
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) -- who has faced antisemitism accusations in the past -- was criticized on social media on Wednesday after tweeting a statement...
More Than 40,000 Christians Worldwide Stand for Siren on Yom Hashoah
JNS.org - As the memorial siren sounded across Israel on Tuesday morning to mark Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem hosted...
Israeli Police Publicly Salute Holocaust Survivors Confined to Their Homes Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The Israel Police held a special commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday by saluting outside the homes of elderly survivors. Because of their advancing age,...
Coronavirus Lockdown Deepens Holocaust Survivors’ Loneliness
Elias Feinzilberg, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor, had to commemorate Israel's annual memorial day for the six million Jewish dead on Tuesday separated from his family because of...
In Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic, Israel Remembers Holocaust Victims
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Israel paused on Tuesday to remember the murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazis on Holocaust Remembrance...
‘Unorthodox’ Star Shira Hass Calls Her Survivor Grandmother on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israeli actress Shira Haas, the star of the new Netflix mini-series "Unorthodox," shared on Instagram a screenshot of her family's video call to her grandmother,...
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Data Shows 189,500 Survivors Live in Israel
On the eve of Israel’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Finance Ministry’s Holocaust Survivors Rights Authority stated there were 189,500 survivors currently living in Israel. Due...
Global Jewish Population Still Short of Pre-Holocaust Figure
JNS.org - Eighty-one years after the Holocaust, the global Jewish population is still short of the 16.6 million estimated to have been alive on the...
‘At This Time, Our Mission Is to Protect Holocaust Survivors’
JNS.org - Amid Israel’s battle against the coronavirus epidemic, the Israel Defense Forces has a special mission to protect Holocaust survivors, IDF Chief of Staff...
Rabbinical Organization Suggests Guide for Marking Yom Hashoah at Home
JNS.org - As the Jewish world continues to confront growing ethical, practical and moral questions surrounding the coronavirus, the Tzohar rabbinical organization is calling on people...
British Royal Family Members Attend Multiple Holocaust-Remembrance Ceremonies
JNS.org - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend a commemorative ceremony on Monday held in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the...
Ukrainian Parliament Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day for First Time in History
JNS.org - For the first time in its history, the Ukrainian parliament, referred to locally as “Verkhovna Rada,” marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and...
