The main event takes place at the U.S. Capitol, often attended by the President of the United States. In Israel, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah in Hebrew) is a ...

Yom HaShoah, which was first observed in Israel ... The organization that puts on the event has also invited American and Canadian university presidents and chancellors to participate in the ...

The theme “Survival, Liberation and Renewal” marks the 80th anniversary of the Liberation. A student response contest will be ...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day serves as an opportunity to honor the memory of the over six million victims of the ...

Yom Hashoah is commemorated by Jewish communities all over the world. They take part in rituals to remember those who lost their lives during the Holocaust and to ensure that no similar atrocity ...

BOSTON (JTA) – When Fred Manasse lit a candle last month at a Boston-area Yom Hashoah event in memory of one of the last survivors of the S.S. St. Louis, it was a highly personal gesture.