Posts Tagged: Yom HaShoah
We Remember the Holocaust, But We Go On
During the Shoah, a darkness descended upon the earth the likes of which have rarely been seen in the history of humankind. Irrespective of how...
Obama, Kerry Issue Yom HaShoah Remarks to Commemorate Holocaust
JNS.org - US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry issued statements for Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, Yom HaShoah, which began on the eve...
What the Yom HaShoah Siren Means to Israelis
JNS.org - Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. At 10 a.m. all throughout Israel, a countrywide air-raid siren wails. That sound is alarming and too familiar for many...
Young Diaspora Jews Learn About Holocaust Through Unique Israeli Perspective
JNS.org - Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah in Hebrew, challenges Israelis to acknowledge, remember, and respect the impact of such a dark time in Jewish...
On Yom HaShoah Many Israeli Holocaust Survivors Still Living in Poverty
JNS.org - As Israel’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust, Yom HaShoah, begins on Wednesday night, data by the the Welfare Ministry and the Finance Ministry's Authority...
Fusing Israeli and Holocaust History, Novel Offers a ‘Middle Eastern Western’
JNS.org - There is a game that all of us have played at some time in our lives. We ask ourselves: What would my life be...
Never Again Should Include Endangered Yazidis
In April, the renewal and rejuvenation of Spring join with faith and remembrance. Faith and hope are embodied in the celebrations of Passover and Easter;...
Nuremberg Betrayed: ISIS and the International Criminal Court
Coming in the context of this 70th Yom HaShoah, the statement by Fatou Bensouda, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC): "...I have come to the...
Report Released on Yom HaShoah Shows 38% Rise in European Antisemitism
JNS.org - There was an "explosion of hatred" against Jews through a dramatic rise in violent anti-Semitic incidents in Europe in 2014, according to...
Yom HaShoah Report Shows Unprecedented 400 Percent Rise in Antisemitic Incidents in 2014
Since the beginning of 2014, there has been an increase of 400 percent in the number of antisemitic incidents in Europe and around the world...
Tragedy of Mizrahi Jewish Refugees Emerges From the Shadows
JNS.org - To properly understand how the Holocaust has been seared onto Israel's collective consciousness, one should visit the country on the 27th of...
Who Cares? Remembrance Day Thoughts
To commemorate Remembrance Day, it seems Prime Minister Netanyahu has dealt us yet another blow. He has been consistently generous that way. In 2011, he released our...
Anonymous: Hackers Spreading Lies and Hate
As widely reported in the news, hackers from the "Anonymous" group have threatened massive cyber-attacks against Israel on Holocaust Memorial Day. According to the Jerusalem...
“OpIsrael” Hacking Attempt Fizzles Out
Anti-Israel hacker groups claiming to be associated with the international hacker group "Anonymous" launched attacks against Israeli websites over the weekend, but had little impact. The...
