Posts Tagged: yad vashem
Peres Recalls Grandfather’s Advice on Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Be a Jew”
Israeli President Shimon Peres recalled Monday how his grandfather told him at the train station in Poland as he left for Israel to "be a...
Netanyahu at Yad Vashem: Israel Will Prevent Holocaust from Happening Again
Times of Israel - Israel will defend itself with its own forces and prevent a Holocaust from ever happening again, Prime Minister Benjamin...
Full Transcript: Speech by Shimon Peres for Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Below is the full transcript of Israeli President Shimon Peres's speech delivered on Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2013. Dear Holocaust survivors, Prime Minister Benjamin...
Brother of Infamous Nazi Hermann Goering Up for Prestigious Righteous of the Nations Award
Albert Goering, the brother of infamous Nazi Hermann Goering, is now among the candidates to receive the Righteous Among The Nations award. Albert was a...
Penny Waga – My Mother, My Hero
My mother, Penny Waga passed away this week after a long illness. As someone who loved - and was loved - by her more than...
Yad Vashem to Mark Holocaust Memorial Day With New Display
Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust memorial site, is marking international Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27th with a new display titled "Gathering the Fragments -...
On Eve of 2013 Israel’s Population Nears 8 Million
Israel's central bureau of statistics has released figures showing that the total population of Israel has reached 7.98 million. Of those citizens, 75.4 percent are...
Politicizing the Holocaust in Modern Israeli Politics
The somber rituals of Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel are traditionally apolitical. When the nation's notables gather at Yad va-Shem and the first...
Thank You, Sheldon and Miriam Adelson
The great Jewish religious leader, Hillel, one of the most important figures in Jewish history, said: "If I am not for myself, who...
Champion Cyclist to be Honored for Saving Lives of 800 Jews During Holocaust
In 1943, the fascist government of Italy assigned Gino Bartali - one of the worlds premier cyclists during World War II- to the country's traffic...
UNESCO Vote Reveals Lithuanian Duplicity
Yes, the Foreign Ministry saved some face from the "loyalty" of some East European EU/NATO states in Monday's lopsided UNESCO vote on full Palestinian...
My Birthday in Israel
I recently had the honor and privilege of attending a Mission to Israel together with 20 wonderful co-adventurers from around the country. This - my first...
A Crescendo Week for Miri Ben Ari: Receives White House Honor, Yad VaShem Award
Miri Ben Ari, the Grammy Award-Winning Israeli violinist, creator of "a revolutionary fusion of classical style with jazz, R & B and hip-hop," has been...
