From Yom Hashoah to Yom Ha’atzmaut – the New ‘High Holidays’ of Israel
The Jewish national calendar of Israel is populated by new holidays that Israel has placed at the center of our national and Jewish consciousness and which define and set aside the most significant time...
Summer camp serves as a bridge between young Israelis and Diaspora Jewry
Kibbutz Shfayim is simply gorgeous. With palm trees and Hebrew signs everywhere, it doesn’t have the feel of an American summer camp.
Yet somehow, with enough American camp staff, small bunk-like guest houses and goofy...
Citation honors U.S. volunteers in Israel’s 1948 war
After 70 years, and considerable effort by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, the volunteer veterans of Israel’s War of Independence were finally, officially, thanked by the State of Israel.
A citation was presented...
Seeking names of Jewish officials, past and present
In Sunday’s edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune, reporter Peter Rowe wrote an overview story about San Diego’s Jewish community entitled “Jewish San Diego: Unique Odyssey.” The subhead of the article was “Pain, promise over a...
March of the Living founder: ‘The only thing worse than Auschwitz is the world...
On Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom Hashoah) on May 2, under the theme “Say No to Anti-Semitism,” more than 10,000 Jewish and non-Jewish youth from 40 different countries, together with dozens of Holocaust survivors and dignitaries from around...
As the measles outbreak continues, Jewish community steps up education and vaccination efforts
Tzali Freedman, 55, isn’t sure if he ever physically crossed paths with a visitor to his community of Oak Park, Mich., who was infected with the measles. But with a disease a virulent as...
Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day 2019
As they do every year on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israelis across the country stood at silent attention on Thursday morning as sirens wailed.
On Wednesday evening, as Holocaust Remembrance Day began, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
WATCH: 2019 #WeRemember Campaign Summary
The 2019 #WeRemember Campaign undoubtedly reached, engaged, and educated more people than any Holocaust commemoration in history.
Holocaust survivors will always remember. We will too. #WeRemember
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A message of hope from Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel dedicated his life advocating for peace, humanity, truth, and helping other survivors emerge stronger after the devastation they experienced during the Holocaust. This is his message of hope.
Holocaust survivors will always remember....
Yom Hashoah: We Remember
In the Jewish tradition, we are commanded to remember (zachor) and not to forget (lo tishkach). This week we commemorate Yom HaShoah, the Day of Holocaust Remembrance. On this solemn occasion, 74 years after...