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Six memorial candles were lit on board the Naval Station Pearl Harbor during the opening remarks of a remembrance observation to commemorate the lives of more than 6 million Jews lost during the Holocaust, April 26, 2007. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl.

Rabbinical organization suggests guide for marking Yom Hashoah at home

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As the Jewish world continues to confront growing ethical, practical and moral questions surrounding the coronavirus, the Tzohar rabbinical organization is calling on people all over the globe to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 20-21...
Blue and White Party chairman and Knesset member Benny Gantz lights a memorial candle with his sons during a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 2, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Knesset holds ‘Every Person Has a Name’ Holocaust remembrance ceremony

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The annual “Every Person Has a Name” ceremony was held at the Knesset on Thursday, the Knesset members reading off the names of Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis during the...
Chairman of the Jewish Agency Isaac Herzog speaks at the March of the Living. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel.

Herzog calls on world leaders to stem tide of anti-Semitism at March of the...

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Isaac Herzog, the chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, called on world leaders to unite and stem the tide of anti-Semitism during Thursday’s March of the Living on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance...
Israelis stand still during a two-minute siren in memory of the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, on May 2, 2019, in Jerusalem. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day 2019

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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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0rtRiecfy8

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....
Kaliv Chassidic Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taub at a special ceremony in Jerusalem on March 13, 2019. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Kaliv Chassidic leader Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taub dies at the age of 96

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Kaliv Chassidic leader and Holocaust-remembrance advocate Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taub passed away on Sunday at his home in Jerusalem at the age of 96. Thousands attended the funeral of the haredi religious leader on Sunday afternoon. Born in...

Censoring Holocaust memory

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LANSING, Michigan — Today, I come not just to mourn nor to scorn but rather to warn our world, that is, the world of today whose memories are still whistling and bristling with the...

Israeli illustrator to kids at U.N. Holocaust event: ‘Take to heart the effects of...

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More than 500 students and Jewish communal leaders attended Michel Kichka’s presentation discussing his personal story as the son of a Holocaust survivor. As Israel and the world commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, often overlooked is...

Ivan Saul Cutler: March of the living was life-altering experience

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After bearing immense grief, transformed into hope and exhilaration, a group of committed Guilford County Jews returned from the annual March of the Living spiritual-educational journey in Poland and Israel. Representing the Mid-Atlantic Region, Guilford’s...