Yom Hashoah

Father learns of son's death while on his way to Bergen-Belsen

Hagai, father of Master Sergeant Asaf Cafri who fell in battle in Gaza, received the news of his son’s death while in Germany with his 96-year-old Holocaust survivor grandmother.

Yom HaShoah:

President Isaac Herzog meets Poland's President Duda at Auschwitz

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Polish President Andrzej Duda, meet at Auschwitz to commemorate Holocaust. 'We must not remain silent in the face of hatred between peoples.'

Trump on Yom Hashoah:

'Never again means now'

On Yom Hashoah, US President issues solemn proclamation honoring the victims of the Holocaust, condemning rising antisemitism, and reaffirming the US commitment to Holocaust remembrance and the defense of Israel.

Moving footage from Auschwitz:

Holocaust survivors and captivity survivors sing 'Hatikvah'

Holocaust survivors and Hamas captivity survivors gather at the crematoria of Auschwitz, pray together for the remaining hostages, sing Israel’s national anthem "Hatikvah," and declare: "Am Yisrael Chai".

Danon in Krakow:

'Antisemitism rising again under the guise of social justice'

At March of the Living's Holocaust remembrance ceremony, Israeli UN Ambassador condemns the resurgence of antisemitism: "We will not apologize for defending ourselves. Am Israel Chai!"

Netanyahu at Yad Vashem:

We are not a vassal state, no one can stop us from defeating evil

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the state Holocaust Remembrance Day opening ceremony and promised that Israel will defeat Hamas and prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

President Herzog:

Echoes of the past, demands of the present: a call to reunite

President Herzog, in his address at the Holocaust Memorial Day Opening Ceremony at Yad Vashem, warned against polarization and invoked the resilience of survivors.

Yom HaShoah thoughts

Germany itself was brought to ruin by this fanatical hatred, and yet in his final hours, Hitler remained fixated on murdering Jews. There are parallels in today's Middle East. Opinion.

i24NEWS: Telling the story of the Holocaust using AI

A new documentary combines archive footage and AI simulations to highlight the less-familiar story of the doomed Jewish uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, which began in January 1943.

'We will never forget'

EU ambassadors stand united in Holocaust Remembrance statement

Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, the EU Delegation to Israel and all member state embassies pledge to confront rising antisemitism and preserve the memory of the six million murdered.

They defeated Hitler:

The survivors participating in the Remembrance Day ceremony

Holocaust Remembrance Day will open with a torch lighting ceremony on Wednesday evening in Jerusalem.

Help mark Shabbat Tkumah

This Shabbat, the time between Yom Hashoa (Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day) this week, and Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day for IDF soldiers and terror victims), followed immediately by Yom Haatzmaut (Independence Day) next week, says everything about the Jewish People.

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Haredi soldiers mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

Haredi soldiers mark the day with the Israeli national anthem and Ani Maamin - a song of faith sung by many as they went to the gas chambers.

Yom Hashoah 2024:

A day more important than ever before

It’s saddening to see how universities throughout the United States are turning out students as uneducated as peasants of the past. Op-ed.

Yom Hashoah 2024

Have you heard the heroic story of Hans Litten?

Litten was a 27-year-old, German Jewish lawyer who represented victims of the Nazi Party before it came to power and found himself on the wrong side of Hitler. Op-ed.

Yom Hashoah 2024

Faith after Auschwitz

Rabbi Sacks responds to the devastation of the Holocaust and the oft-asked question: Where was G-d?

A different Yom Hashoah

Israelis need to realize that Arabs in Jerusalem – the guys working in restaurants and hotels - are just waiting for the next “Oct 7th hole-in-the-fence” and Bedouins in the Negev would love nothing more than to join Hamas’ parade. And not just in israel. Op-ed.

Hitler's book found in Gaza displayed at March of the Living

Davidi Ben Zion, KKL-JNF representative at the March of the Living in Budapest, shows to participants the copy of "Mein Kampf" which was found during in the house of a Hamas commander in Khan Yunis.

Yair Lapid:

'Our life is not the massacre, but our response to it'

Opposition leader speaks at Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony at Yad Mordechai: The survivors taught us that you can always start over.

'Never Again':

Canadian opposition leader issues Yom Hashoah statement

Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre: The genocidal death cult Hamas has shown us that the evil that led to the Shoah still exists.

Yom Hashoah 2024:

"My friend, Anne Frank"- a powerful and unforgettable book

A story of love, hope, strength and the power of friendship and family, values that survive the horrors of World War II in a most readable book that will have you smiling through your tears. Review.

Yom Hashoah 2024

The fragility of the world

The Germans presumed the right to determine who should live and who should die. Op-ed.

Trudeau on Yom HaShoah

'Jewish Canadians feel Canada's promise is under threat'

Canadian PM: 'We made it a criminal act to deny, or to dismiss, the Holocaust in Canada. We will teach more Canadians, especially younger ones, about the horrors of the Holocaust, so that every generation will know their own responsibility to uphold the vow of “never again.'"

Chief of Staff on Yom Hashoah:

'These days, we are in a war where, at its onset, we failed'

IDF Chief of Staff in statement in honor of Holocaust Memorial Day: "While we fight our just war, let this memory be the source of our strength, and a reminder of the importance of maintaining a protective force for our people."

Biden:

'As Americans, we cannot stay silent as Jews are attacked'

US President releases statement ahead of Yom Hashoah: We must also forcefully push back attempts to ignore, deny, distort, or revise the history of Nazi atrocities during the Holocaust.

Israel's memorial days and inexcusable hyperbole

President Herzog conveyed an appropriate Yom Hashoah message, but the people who most needed to heed it weren’t listening. Op-ed.

Biden on Yom Hashoah:

'We grieve the 6 million Jews and millions of other lives lost'

US President posts to Twitter on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Chicago suburbs targeted with antisemitic flyers on Yom HaShoah

Antisemitic flyers found in Chicago suburbs on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Rutgers Jewish frat egged during Yom HaShoah ceremony

Jewish fraternity's egging follows antisemitic harassment incident on seventh day of Passover.

Never forget!

'The Survivor':Placing any other historical atrocity on the level of the Holocaust is not only inaccurate, it does a great injustice. Op-ed.

Memorializing the Holocaust in Israel in contrast to Europe

The two different dates indicate two different ways of looking at the Holocaust and the people the Nazis hoped to destroy.

What have we really learned from Yom Ha’Shoah?

Yom Ha’Shoah comes to teach, to remind, to educate and to wake up a sleeping nation. Even in Israel, a major wake-up call is needed.Opinion.

To commemorate Jewish martyrs you don’t even have to like Jews

Anti-Semites combine hatred for the living Jew with reverence for the dead – unless they were killed by Palestinian Arabs. Op-ed.

South African BDS activist gives pro-Hitler university lecture

BDS activist being investigated by the University of Cape Town for defending Hitler in lecture he gave to students the week of Yom HaShoah.

Online chess event commemorates the Holocaust

The event was held in the presence of about 100 participants from Israel and various Arab countries.

To be Jewish: Singer Static reflects on Yom Hashoah

In special piece for Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israeli singer writes: 'Years after the horrors of the Holocaust, be proud to be Jewish.'

Former Meretz MK lashes out at Smotrich in op-ed

Haaretz opinion piece aired on Holocaust Remembrance Day refers to Religious Zionist Party as 'Smotrich and co. list of hate.'

Yom Hashoah: millions able to connect virtually

Technological developments and a flow of social initiatives have made it increasingly easier to attend Holocaust Remembrance day from afar.

Meretz MK Yair Golan sees 'revolting trends' again

Meretz Knesset Member lashes out on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, claiming horrid racism on the right.

Holocaust Remembrance Day is back-to-back with Independence Day

We are unable to escape the modern day interconnectedness between Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron, and Yom Haatzmaut. Op-ed.

New Holocaust remembrance ritual aims for 'uplifting voice'

New Yom Hashoah ritual aims to bridge Holocaust remembrance to a post-survivor world.

Yom HaShoah:

14,264‬ Holocaust survivors died over the past year

More than 174,500 Holocaust survivors and victims of anti-Semitism during Holocaust currently living in Israel.

JRoots to host global day testimony event on Yom HaShoa

The event will include a full program of survivor testimonies, movies, educator sessions and more.

Historic first: Gulf Jewish communities commemorate Yom Hashoah

Young Muslims to participate in programming, visit Yad Vashem, and share their experiences learning about the Holocaust.

Yad Vashem adds Jews from Arab countries to Yom HaShoah prayer

Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial amends prayer for dead recited on Yom HaShoah to include victims from Arab counties.

From Oy to Joy: A call for positivity in Jewish engagement

The blind marched at The March of the Living

Arutz Sheva reporter speaks to delegation of blind people who marched in the March of the Living on Holocaust Memorial Day.

Rivlin calls for unity in remembering Holocaust victims

President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the ceremony closing Yom Hashoah at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai.

Koreans at Auschwitz: Forgive us for what Christians have done

A South Korean delegation visits Auschwitz and apologizes to the Jewish people for Christian anti-Semitism.

'Every train is a response to the trains that transported Jews'

Minister Yisrael Katz speaks at Yom Hashoah memorial, discusses the victory of the current generation over the Nazis.

'You met suffering and tribulations and you overcame them'

Netanyahu meets Holocaust survivors who will light torches at Yom Hashoah ceremony.

March of the Living 2019 to spotlight Greek Holocaust victims

US ambassador to Israel to head delegation of US ambassadors and White House representatives joining 31st International March of the Living.

Watch: We Remember

Kain Rivers' song in the spirit of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Watch: March of the Living

Official March of the Living Holocaust memorial ceremony at Auschwitz begins. Attended by IDF Chief of Staff, heads of Mossad, police.

'I'm here for my grandmother'

Granddaughter of Mireille Knoll, who was murdered in Paris last month, joins March of the Living as an IDF officer.

Watch: FDD Vocal wants you to enjoy 'small pleasures'

Acapella group FDD Vocal releases "Smachot Ktanot" in homage to Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial Day.

'Ensure that the memory of the Holocaust lives among us'

Minister Gila Gamliel hosts Holocaust survivor Esther Schlesinger from Efrat on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Rivlin criticizes Le Pen

President Reuven Rivlin accuses French far-right presidential candidate of a new, dangerous form of Holocaust denial.

Ivanka Trump on Holocaust Day: Never again

Ivanka Trump calls on world leaders to pledge that another Holocaust will never again happen.

Netanyahu: Those who threaten us risk being destroyed

Netanyahu vows not to remain silent against those who call for the destruction of Israel.