Holocaust Remembrance Day

Approximately 120 Holocaust survivors made aliyah during Gaza war, but numbers dropping

According to the Aliyah Ministry, the decrease in immigration of Holocaust survivors is due to the increasing difficulty in moving to the country at an advanced age.

People visit at the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.
ABDOL HOSSEIN SARDARI

Schindler in Persian: Iranian heroes who painted the Holocaust with light - opinion

Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Israel to mark Holocaust remembrance, but ceremonies disrupted by Iran war

SHOSHANA ILUZ, a Holocaust survivor who immigrated from Morocco, received assistance from the Justice Ministry’s Legal Aid Department in securing the benefits to which she was entitled.

Justice Ministry says legal aid opened nearly 2,500 cases for Holocaust survivors over past year


Lighting the torch: The survivors at the heart of Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony

HOLOCAUST AFFAIRS: This year, eight survivors will take part in key roles in the state ceremony on Monday evening at 8 p.m.

THIS YEAR’S eight survivors carry within them an enormous sweep of Jewish history: ghettos, pits, forests, camps, cattle cars, shootings, hiding places, and then, after all that, lives rebuilt in Israel. Here, President Isaac Herzog stands beside the memorial torch at Yad Vashem.

The sky is no longer silent: Antisemitism persists, but Jews are no longer defenseless - opinion

For the first time in centuries, Jews are not merely subjects of history but active participants within it.

THEODOR HERZL, the solution appeared straightforward. Pictured: Theodor Herzl’s portrait on the 100-lira note (preceding the shekel), 1965

Streaming services unveil Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 programming

A highlight of this programming will be a new HOT edition of Zikaron BaSalon (Hebrew for “Remembrance in the Living Room”), an intimate project in which Holocaust survivors recount their stories.

‘SHOAH’ BY Claude Lanzmann.

My Word: Beyond the 'Four Questions' - opinion

The Iranians do not know what they will hit, and they don’t care. For all their professed love of Jerusalem, rockets and shrapnel have hit the Holy City, including close to sites sacred to Muslims.

IDF Home Front Command forces in an impact site in Jerusalem

German school named for Albanian who saved Jews sends students to Tirana for Holocaust remembrance

Ordinary Muslims and Christians in Albania, an isolated Balkan nation with no more than 300 native Jews, risked their lives during World War II to hide nearly 2,000 foreign Jewish refugees

Students and their teachers from Berlin’s Refik Veseli School and Tirana’s Gjimnazi Sami Frashëri pose for a group shot in front of Albania’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, 2026.

US soldier who protected Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor ceremony is scheduled for March 2, 2026.

Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds is being awarded a Medal of Honor in 2026 for his bravery in protecting Jewish troops in World War II.

Grapevine: Socks from Rami

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Clothes at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem.

I traveled from Israel to Spain to convert new Jews. A single ‘Sababa’ made me feel safer - opinion

No matter how unjustly countries treat Israel and their local Jewish populations, we traveling mohalim must make the journey to ensure our most sacred tradition continues, even on the hardest days.

A Spanish flag flutters in the air as the capital of Spain is seen from the observatory deck of Madrid's city hall August 7, 2013.

What this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day revealed about Jewish fear

Holocaust remembrance carries meaning when it shapes how societies govern, educate, regulate, and protect. Its purpose is not only to honor the past, but to safeguard living communities.

Voice of the People CEO Shirel Dagan-Levy

Albania’s PM Edi Rama to ‘Post': Antisemitism starts with Jews but threatens all humanity

"I think it's normal to be friends with Israel," Edi Rama told the Post, "but it's an honor to be considered such a close friend of Israel."

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama seen during a special plenum session held in his honor at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.