Tag: Holocaust Commemoration

The 36th annual March of the Living commemoration in Poland, honoring the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust, was marked by protests by pro-Palestinian groups claiming ongoing genocide in the Middle East.
In honor of Yom Ha-Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), the text discusses Israel's journey towards grappling with the Holocaust over decades, culminating in a significant acknowledgment in 1988, 43 years after the liberation of the concentration camps.
Saul Dreier, a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor and founder of the Holocaust Survivor Band, fulfilled his dream of playing the drums at the White House Hanukkah party.
The author discusses the rise of antisemitism and the targeting of Israel in contemporary times.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Josh Grajower discusses the loss of his wife and the connection between personal loss and the collective mourning experienced on Tisha B'Av.
This article discusses the relative lack of emphasis on Holocaust education and commemoration in the Modern Orthodox Jewish community.
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, and Noah Efron discuss important topics including the potential resurgence of the Labor Party in Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu's proposal to give cash handouts to Israelis before elections, and planning for post-vaccination life.
Simon Phippen, an 85-year-old resident of Andover, England, is officially registering himself as alive at Yad Vashem after being listed as dead for over six decades.
Dr. Yaffa Eliach, a groundbreaking Holocaust scholar, passed away at 79 on November 8, 2016.
Professor Menachem Klein's book, "Lives in Common: Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Hebron," delves into the historical Jewish-Arab coexistence in Palestine that eventually gave way to conflicting national identities.
"Commie Camp" is a documentary showcasing Camp Kinderland, a Jewish socialist summer camp in the Berkshires.
The article discusses the Orthodox Jewish community's reluctance to embrace Holocaust museums due to their focus on preserving living traditions over displaying historical artifacts.