Holocaust Remembrance Day

From Passover to sirens: Why Jewish survival still demands action - opinion

In every single generation, there are those who would seek our destruction – but we are still here.

PROF. YISRAEL AUMANN speaks at a Nov. 2005 news conference at the Hebrew University, after winning the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis. He shares the prize with American economist Thomas Schelling.
Prof. Yisrael Aumann speaks at a Nov. 2005 news conference at the Hebrew University, after winning the  Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis. He shares the  prize with American economist Thomas Schelling.

From Passover to Independence Day: Memory, sacrifice, and Israeli resilience - opinion

A MOMENT of stillness as Israel marks 78 years of independence facing a complex reality.

Independence Day: Israel’s sirens signal danger, loss - and a wake-up call

Charlie Scheidt and Kat Rohrer are the co-authors of “Inheritance: Love, Loss and the Legacy of the Holocaust.”

Son of Holocaust survivors, granddaughter of a Nazi confront their separate inheritances


WATCH: Daughter of Holocaust survivor robbed in Hadera, suspect arrested

Hadera Police have arrested a 30-year-old suspect, who was taken to the police station for questioning.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Memory depends on truth: The stories of Holocaust victims must be preserved - opinion

When asked what would happen when there are no more Holocaust survivors to tell their stories, Elie Wiesel replied, “Maybe you are the only hope I have – make it come true.”

Polish-born Holocaust survivor Meyer Hack shows his prisoner number tattooed on his arm during a news conference at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem June 15, 2009.

Mossad chief Barnea: Iran mission incomplete until it results in regime change

This was the first time that the Mossad chief publicly addressed his role and views about regime change in Iran.

Head of Mossad David Barnea attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025.

Two Holocaust remembrance days: Why Israel’s is different - opinion

For the Jewish people, the Holocaust was a definitive warning against complacency.

A HOLOCAUST survivor lights a torch during a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Is the US failing the Bonhoeffer Test this Holocaust Remembrance Day? - opinion

Bonhoeffer railed against Christians who neither steal, nor murder, nor commit violence themselves, but who “close their eyes and ears to the injustice around them.”

Nazi rally (Illustrative).

Memory depends on truth: Why post-truth culture endangers Holocaust remembrance - opinion

Why we must defend truth if we want to preserve the memory of the Holocaust.

Entrance to Auschwitz I, the main concentration camp, Poland, 1940-1945.

Thousands gather in Krakow to honor Holocaust survivors at March of the Living

Thousands gathered in Krakow for the March of the Living, honoring Holocaust survivors and teaching the lessons of resilience and resistance to hatred.

IDF officers take part in the annual international March of the Living through the grounds of the former Auschwitz death camp, in Oswiecim, Poland, April 14, 2026

WATCH: Knesset holds annual ‘Every Person Has a Name’ ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other dignitaries read the names of family members they lost in the Holocaust during the Knesset ceremony.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana lights memorial candles on Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Knesset entrance, Tuesday April, 14, 2026.

World leaders and Israeli officials mark Holocaust Remembrance Day with calls to fight antisemitism

Some Israeli public figures did not make standalone Holocaust Remembrance Day statements, choosing instead to respond to current events in light of the solemn day. 

People view the exhibits at Yad Vashem on April 13, 2026.

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

Kufiyas in Buchenwald argued that their protest would honor the memory of Buchenwald’s victims together with all “victims of genocide and fascism.”

Two people stand at a plaque at the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial near Weimar, Germany, Jan. 26, 2018.