Bronx Holocaust survivors describe harrowing escapes 02:25. NEW YORK-- Monday night marks the beginning of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. "This was the first picture taken of me after ...

There you can see their place of birth, family, and photos of those who were recorded. ... (the blessing over wine) for the dead, and the El Maleh Rahamim, a memorial prayer. On Yom HaShoah, ...

This week, Kesher Israel held a beautiful Yom Hashoah commemoration. An energetic Holocaust survivor in her 90s spoke about her experiences, memorial candles were lit by children and grandchildren ...

If you’ve ever spent Yom Hazikaron in Israel, you know how special a day it is — how far from the American Memorial Day that has become mainly an opportunity to catch a bargain in retail sales.

A more complete picture. The full name of Yom HaShoah is “Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day” – which, along with its tie to the Warsaw Ghetto, links remembrance with resistance in no ...

About three hundred people attended the annual Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration at the Garden of Remembrance, which featured survivor Dr. Aliza Erber, Westchester County Executive George ...

Yom HaShoah (In Hebrew, the Day of the Holocaust/Catastrophe), falls on the 27th of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, which coincides with May 6 in the Gregorian calendar this year.

They survived the unthinkable. Now, a new campaign out of Brooklyn is making sure Holocaust survivors – and their needs – are not forgotten. Timed with Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance ...

This week marks the annual Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemoration and, this year, 80 years since the end of World War II. It is, appropriately, a time for somber reflection on the Nazis ...

Photos: Billy Porter & More Unite with Holocaust Survivors for 'Borrowed Spotlight' Series . The portraits will debut at a public exhibition at the Detour Gallery in NYC ahead of Yom HaShoah, with ...

Rabbi Shoshana Fefermanl’s husband Bob takes in Friday’s service commemorating Yom Hashoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day at Temple Israel of Valparaiso in Valparaiso, Indiana, Friday April 25, 2025.