Posts Tagged: Yom HaShoah
A Nation Like No Other
JNS.org - As a rabbi, I’ve often had to juggle conflicting life-cycle events in a single day. I’ve gone from a funeral to a wedding,...
‘The Jewish Spirit’: Holocaust Survivors, Freed Israeli Hostages Gather at Auschwitz for ‘March of the Living’
Oswiecim, Poland — Holocaust survivors, relatives of Israeli hostages, and survivors of Hamas captivity marched together at Auschwitz, the infamous former Nazi concentration camp in...
‘Never Again Means Now’: Trump Issues Proclamation Recognizing Holocaust Remembrance Day
US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Wednesday night recognizing Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah, acknowledging the six million Jews...
Yom HaShoah and October 7: Memory Without Meaning Is Just Silence
There are few nations in the world where memory is not only preserved -- but lived. In Israel, remembrance is not just about looking back....
Resolve and Optimism Between Yom Hashoah and Israel’s National Holidays
JNS.org - When I was debating whether to join a command course in the army, my late grandmother Esther told me, “In Auschwitz, we didn’t...
Anti-Israel Protesters Disrupt Holocaust Remembrance Day Event at Auschwitz
Anti-Israel protesters on Monday disrupted an event at Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp in Poland, commemorating the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust...
Sirens Sound Throughout Israel in Memory of the 6 Million Jews Killed During the Holocaust
i24 News — At 10 am on Monday, Israel paused in solemn remembrance as the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day siren echoed across the nation, honoring...
Oct. 7 Survivors to Visit Churches Across America for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Survivors of the Hamas terror group's Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel will be visiting churches across the US this weekend to tell their stories...
Holocaust Survivors Confront Denial Posts From Social Media in New Digital Campaign
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) will share videos of Holocaust survivors from around the world reading and responding to posts...
Gal Gadot Hosts Gathering for Yom HaShoah With Youngest Holocaust Survivor Saved by Oskar Schindler
Israeli actress Gal Gadot hosted at her California home a small gathering with a local Holocaust survivor who shared her life story and experiences during...
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Israel Comes to a Standstill as Sirens Blare
i24 News - At exactly 10:00 am on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the state of Israel stood still to observe the memory of the six million...
Days That Define a Nation
JNS.org – These are heady and heavy days in Israel. Starting with Passover, we relive our national birth as the Jewish people and the great...
Why Just Remembering the Past Is Not Enough
Late last year, someone sent me the link to an editorial piece published in the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s primary English-language media outlet. “For the sake...
‘Memory Is Not a Thing of the Past’: Israeli, German Leaders Mark Yom HaShoah, Recite Names of Holocaust Victims
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Germany's Bundestag President Bärbel Bas on Thursday recited names of Holocaust victims and lit memorial candles as part of...
