Israel marks first post-Oct. 7 Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day began at sundown on Sunday, with the official state opening ceremony taking place at 8 p.m. in Warsaw Ghetto Square, Yad Vashem, on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem. Read more
A letter from Yad Vashem
November 9, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
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Over the last few days and weeks, we have been witnessing an exponential increase in antisemitic acts and antisemitic rhetoric aimed at Jews. Read more
Lithuanian, Jewish leaders mark 80th year since liquidation of Vilnius Ghetto
Official ceremonies on Sept. 21 commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto in Lithuania during World War II, part of the National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews. Read more
Dani Dayan on what Holocaust taught about extremes and how antisemitism persists
November 14, 2021 by Dmitriy Shapiro
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In his first visit back to the United States as chairman of the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, former Israeli Consul General in New York Dani Dayan seek to impart a sense of unity that he believes is an essential piece in the knowledge of the Holocaust and Jewish identity around the world. Read more