Yom HaShoah has been observed in Israel since 1951, with the date anchored in law by the Knesset in 1959. Recommended - Across the country, solemn ceremonies will take place, ...

Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, begins Sunday night, marking the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and serving as a memorial day for the 6 million Jews murdered by the ...

For Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial and museum, the theme of this year’s Yom Hashoah commemoration, which was planned prior to Oct. 7, has taken on a new meaning.

From May 1 to 6, Waze users in Israel will receive pop-up notifications highlighting the significance of Yom HaShoah and encouraging participation in Zikaron BaSalon events.

“Tragically, events like Yom HaShoah are now used to direct attention away from Israel's aggression. And, in any event, what was done to us as Jews should not be repeated against anybody else.” ...

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.

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 ...

Yom HaShoah candles, lit to honor the memory of victims, were lit during the Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Temple Israel in Valparaiso, Indiana Tuesday April 18, 2023. (Andy ...

It is sponsored by the Yom HaShoah Committee of the Quad Cities, Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, Temple Emanuel, Congregation Beth Israel, Churches United, Augustana College, St. Ambrose ...

On this Yom HaShoah, there is fear in the air. We fear for our safety as we watch officials of our government raise their arms in Nazi-like salutes and meet with neo-Nazis in Germany.

At 10 a.m. Monday, sirens rang out across Israel. It wasn't an air raid, or rockets from Hamas or Iran. Instead, it was a siren of remembrance, to commemorate Yom Hashoah — Holocaust Remembrance ...

This year, as the Israel-Hamas war enters its seventh month, the day takes on added symbolism: It is the first Yom HaShoah since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, which was the deadliest day for Jews since the ...