Holocaust Remembrance Day

Sharing the memories of Holocaust survivors is a duty, not a privilege

Driven by the urgent need to reinvent the way we preserve Holocaust remembrance, we launched the Sharing Memories project four years ago.

By MAAYAN SARIG
05/05/2024

Amidst Gaza war, Holocaust survivors in Israel reliving memories, traumas from Holocaust

Thinking about those who are currently hostages takes the survivors back to the camps, the hiding places, and the persecution they endured as children.

By ORLY SIVAN
05/05/2024

When it comes to the Holocaust, we are hyper-aware but super-ignorant

We know so little about subjects in the Holocaust that we talk about all the time.

By AHARON E. WEXLER
04/05/2024

How Jews plan to mark Yom HaShoah 7 months after the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust

Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, gains added significance amidst the Israel-Hamas war, commemorating the October 7 attack as "a sample of the Holocaust."

By JTA/JACOB GARVIS
04/05/2024

Grapevine: Re’ut remembers

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Kindertransport: Second generation digs up Holocaust baggage

It took awhile for Kindetransport survivors to gain recognition. But the emotional ripples from the event are still very much with us.

03/05/2024

'Who has energy for Holocaust Remembrance Day?': Crisis fatigued Israelis amid ongoing tragedy

When Zikaron BaSalon, a grassroots initiative in which individual Holocaust survivors address small groups, opened up registration for participants, sign-up was very low.

03/05/2024

Aid provided to Holocaust survivors by National Insurance Institute

The institute said it pays a supplement to survivors’ pensions and those who have no pensions due to their low-income threshold and to ensure at least a minimum income for subsistence. 

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Six stories of survival, resilience

The heart-wrenching Holocaust stories of Pnina Hefer, Allegra Gutta, Arie Eitani, Raisa Brodsky, Michael Bar-On, and Izi Kabilio.

By SIMMY ALLEN
03/05/2024
 President Isaac Herzog reveals an antisemitic book found in Gaza at the Munich Security Conference

President Herzog: 'We are here for you'

Addressing the resurgence of antisemitism worldwide, Herzog encouraged Jews to have hope and stand strong.

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