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VIDEO | A gathering to remember victims of the Holocaust, as well as heroes

"Never Again" - A ceremony was held in Wilmington Tuesday to honor the memory of the six-million victims of the Holocaust.

Baton Rouge Yom HaShoah event honors victims, urges Holocaust education

BATON ROUGE — Sunday afternoon, in Baton Rouge, the Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge and Unified Jewish Congregation came together to host a Yom HaShoah program.Y...

Holocaust commemoration program held locally

Organizers say that as we lose more aging survivors, it's young people who will continue remembrances like this.

Holocaust commemoration program held locally

Organizers say that as we lose more aging survivors, it's young people who will continue remembrances like this.

WATCH: Israel ushers in Holocaust Remembrance Day under shadow of Iran threat

The day of commemoration is set to begin on Monday night with a prerecorded official state Remembrance Day ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum and memorial site.

Holocaust Remembrance programs set for today, Sunday

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation will hold its annual Holocaust commemoration programs for Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance) today...

This Yom HaShoah is different from all others — and we’ve never needed it more

Holocaust memory is under siege from all directions, but we don't have to give in, writes the son of survivors. -- The post This Yom HaShoah is different from all others — and we’v...

Sirens halt Israel for Holocaust Remembrance Day as antisemitism surges

Israel observed Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, 14 April 2026, with a nationwide two-minute silence that brought the country to a halt, as ceremonies at Yad Vashem took place...

At Holocaust remembrance, Council Speaker pushes for educating youth

Holocaust survivors and descendants gathered at Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side Sunday for the annual Gathering of Remembrance. The Museum of Jewish Heritage hosted the p...

Yom HaShoah: Gedenken vor dem Düsseldorfer Rathaus

"Jeder Mensch hat einen Namen". Unter diesem Motto erinnern heute (14. April) die Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf und die Mahn- und die Gedenkstätte an die Opfer der Shoah.

Israelis pause for a different kind of siren: the one marking Holocaust memorial day

(JTA) — For the last six weeks, whenever Israelis have heard a siren, they were instructed to run to their nearest bomb shelter. On Tuesday, a siren instead brought them to a halt....

Who Is Holocaust Education For?

Seth Mandel, Commentary Today is Yom Hashoah, which means speeches and conversations and debates about the lessons of the Holocaust. Yet we often pay much more attention to the co...

Israelis pause for a different kind of siren: the one marking Holocaust memorial day

Some Israelis described "emotional confusion" after weeks of war alerts. -- The post Israelis pause for a different kind of siren: the one marking Holocaust memorial day appeared f...

Holocaust memory demands we oppose turning the state of the Jews into the state of executioners

As the years passed, it became increasingly clear to me that there is a chasm between my own consciousness of the Holocaust and the Israeli one

Israel comes to a halt to honour Holocaust victims

Israel came to a standstill in tribute to the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War II.

“Together, We Remember”

Join us today: Hundreds of thousands of Jews from approximately 60 countries around the world, as well as in Israel, are expected to watch Masa Israel Journey’s International Yom H...

‘Survival seeped through me’: Honored at the California State Capitol for Yom HaShoah

A year ago, in April 2025, I was honored as the descendent of Holocaust survivors by State Senator Susan Rubio (D-West Covina) at the California State Capitol. This is the story of...

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

Despite a pause in Iranian missile salvos against Israel and a relaxation of Home Front safety regulations, Yad Vashem on Sunday confirmed that there would still be no live ceremon...

Yad Vashem to open Holocaust Education Centre in Munich

The Israeli Holocaust memorial institution Yad Vashem plans to open an education centre in Munich. The aim is to reinforce the culture of remembrance and to counteract anti-Semitis...

Mamdani Visits Kupferberg Holocaust Center

Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited the Kupferberg Holocaust Center at Queensborough Community College to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. “On Yom HaShoah I was humbled...

Jewish leader uses Holocaust remembrance to call on community to stand up to anti-Semitism

The new director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Toledo is calling on the area Jewish community to stand up to anti-Semitism.

Berlin renames state parliament plaza after German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander

"Margot Friedlander Square stands for human dignity, for Jewish life in our city, and for the values that are essential to our democracy: freedom, respect, and tolerance," said Ber...

Pro-Palestinian activists are banned from Buchenwald, where survivors vowed to fight for peace

An oath made by 21,000 survivors of the Nazi camp has been reinterpreted ever since it was uttered. -- The post Pro-Palestinian activists are banned from Buchenwald, where survivor...