Posts Tagged: Holocaust Remembrance Day
Rabbinical Organization Suggests Guide for Marking Yom Hashoah at Home
JNS.org - As the Jewish world continues to confront growing ethical, practical and moral questions surrounding the coronavirus, the Tzohar rabbinical organization is calling on people...
British Royal Family Members Attend Multiple Holocaust-Remembrance Ceremonies
JNS.org - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend a commemorative ceremony on Monday held in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the...
Ukrainian Parliament Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day for First Time in History
JNS.org - For the first time in its history, the Ukrainian parliament, referred to locally as “Verkhovna Rada,” marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and...
UK Soccer Team Chelsea Commissions Mural Honoring Jewish Players Sent to Nazi Death Camps in Holocaust
The British soccer club Chelsea FC announced on Wednesday its partnership with renowned British-Israeli street artist Solomon Souza to create a commemorative mural of three...
Sens. Cruz, Kaine Introduce Resolution Condemning ‘All Forms’ of Antisemitism
JNS.org - Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a resolution on Thursday condemning “all forms” of anti-Semitism to mark Yom Hashoah, or...
Gal Gadot Urges Instagram Users to Follow Account Telling Story of Jewish Girl During Holocaust
Israeli actress and "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot is encouraging social media users to follow an Instagram account that attempts to tell the story of how a...
Discovery Channel Documentary Honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day to Feature Thousands of Survivor, Witness Testimonies
To mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Discovery Channel will air a documentary on May 1 that highlights 55,000 testimonies of survivors and witnesses to genocidal...
Agreement Gives All Proceeds of Anne Frank Diary Sales to New Israel Fund
JNS.org - All proceeds from the sales of the renowned Diary of Anne Frank will be distributed to the New Israel Fund, according to an announcement made by...
In Yom Hashoah Speech, Netanyahu Says Israel is ‘Steadfast’ in Preventing Iranian Aggression
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Jewish state remains “steadfast” in preventing Iranian aggression amid ongoing threats. “We are preventing Iranian activity in Syria....
Ensuring We Never Forget — Even in a World Without Holocaust Survivors
JNS.org - When my grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, passed away very suddenly in 2008, I went through his office in hope that he had documented his...
Who Owns the Holocaust?
JNS.org - Who owns the Holocaust? That, ultimately, is the key question posed by the impending legislation in Poland that will criminalize any discussion, or investigation,...
California University President Praised for Condemning BDS as Student Government Weighs Anti-Israel Resolution
The president of a California university has been applauded by Jewish campus groups for taking on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in a letter...
UC Santa Barbara’s SJP Slammed for Launching BDS Campaign on Holocaust Remembrance Day
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) chapter of a notorious anti-Israel group is being slammed by Jewish students for launching a boycott, divestment and...
Tombstones Vandalized in Romanian Jewish Cemetery on Holocaust Remembrance Day
JNS.org - Some ten tombstones in a Jewish cemetery in the Romanian capital of Bucharest were vandalized earlier this week as Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day. Aurel...
