This painting was done to bring awareness to the rise of anti-Semitism worldwide and to defend the only Jewish state. I put my heart and soul into this project.

Israel marked Yom Hashoah, its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Thursday in memory of the six million Jews murdered by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II.

Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust museum has kicked off its annual remembrance ceremonies with a special screening of the Oscar-winning film "Son of Saul," acknowledging the unique role movies play in maintaining the memory of the Holocaust.

Would you be willing to put your own children at risk to save a Jew? Not so simple. On an individual level it is very difficult to answer this question.