The name of this day comes from the Hebrew word Shoah, or “catastrophe,” which is commonly how the Holocaust is referred to by Jewish people. This year, Yom HaShoah is the evening of April 17 ...

The Manhattan Jewish Experience (131 W. 86th St.) invites New Yorkers in their 20s and 30s to commemorate Yom HaShoah on Monday at 7:30 p.m. Holocaust survivor Gerd Korman, author of “Nightmare ...

In Israel, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah in Hebrew) is a national day of commemoration, on which the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust are memorialized. It ...

Yom Hashoah, which was first observed in Israel in 1951 and became enshrined into law later in the decade, is viewed by many Jewish communities around the world as their primary day for Holocaust ...

The day is observed on the 27th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan — five days after the Jewish holiday of Passover ends, Steinberger said. Jan. 27 is recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a statement ahead of Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, cites comments made to him by Holocaust survivors about gentiles who make promises not ...

What our Jewish values demand is action. This Yom HaShoah, let us transform the sacred mantra of “Never Again” into a resounding call to action—not just to mourn our past, but to build our ...

As a member of the Riverdale-Yonkers Jewish community, I’ve heard for years about the Yom Hashoah Seder conducted by the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, also known as The Bayit.This year, as I ...

Yom HaShoah is the the day Israel observes and many Jewish communities worldwide observe as a memorial for the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its allies in the Holocaust.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah’s observance of Yom HaShoah will take place Wednesday, April 23 at the Jewish Educational Alliance. Prior to the Yom HaShoah observance, the Savannah Jewish Federation ...

Host Noam Weissman explores the powerful origins and evolving meaning of Yom HaShoah ve HaGevurah, Israel’s official Holocaust Remembrance Day. Why doesn’t Israel observe Holocaust Memorial ...

As a member of the Riverdale-Yonkers Jewish community, I’ve heard for years about the Yom Hashoah Seder conducted by the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, also known as The Bayit. This year, as I ...