The average age of Holocaust survivors is currently 87, the oldest of whom is a 111-year-old native of Tunis, the youngest 78, born about 10 months after the end of World War II.
Each year, Israel observes two somber days of remembrance within a week, followed by Independence Day celebrations throughout the country. The connection is profound.
The Torah tells us to remember what our enemies have tried to do to us. The more we remember, the more we will be ready to defend ourselves from future onslaughts.
Religious IDF soldiers took a break from assembling food packages for needy families to pay tribute to survivors of the Shoah on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day.
As we mark yet another year that has passed since the liberation of the camps, the question is often asked: If the murdered could have one request fulfilled, what would it be?
Growing up, every day was Holocaust Remembrance day for the daughter of two survivors. Now she beams with pride, living in Israel as her family continues to grow.
With the global coronavirus pandemic threatening populations around the world, Israelis found innovative ways to honor its aging population of survivors on the country’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. By Associated Press Some Holocaust survivors say the current coronavirus isolation and sense of danger has triggered difficult memories linked with their wartime experiences. Others bristle at... Read more »
'We must remember each person as an individual who had a family, a profession and a community, to focus on the way they lived full lives, not just how they perished,' said the founder of the initiative.
'With face-to-face encounters put on hold for now, it is even more important to listen to Holocaust survivors sitting alone in their homes,' said isaac Herzog.
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah in Hebrew) is a national day of commemoration in Israel. This year, due to coronavirus, mass events will be virtual.
Six hundred survivors gathered together to sing 'Chai,' made famous by legendary Israeli artist Ofra Haza, ahead of Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day.
As part of the Jewish State's annual tribute to victims of the Holocaust, Israelis come to a standstill wherever they are when the memorial siren sounds.
Watch live as the President of the State of Israel and the Prime Minister, dignitaries, survivors, children of survivors and their families, together with the general public mark the start of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day in Israel.
'May the memories of Petr Ginz, astronaut Ilan Ramon and the six million victims of the Holocaust always remain in our thoughts,' said US Astronaut Andrew Feustel in Space.
'You couldn't really fight the German army, given our means, but we did our best to disrupt them,' recalled Baruch Shub, who fought the Nazis during the Holocaust.