Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust education, remembrance is our responsibility - opinion

Remembrance is not a moment of silence or a ceremony once a year: It is an active responsibility.

Auschwitz Survivor, Gregorz Tomaszewski, age 83 holds a book with photos of him when he was a child as he speaks during a meeting with the press at the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust on January 26, 2023 in Oswiecim, Poland.
As International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches we ask whether the lessons of the past have taught us anything?

‘Never again’ is a moral test, not a ceremony: Why are Jews still attacked worldwide? - opinion

 A person holds a placard during a demonstration against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2023.

Over 800 severe antisemitic incidents reported in 2025, 21 Jews murdered, Diaspora Ministry reveals

 The main entrance to the Vilnius Ghetto in Lithuania during World War II.

Holocaust education: Why telling Lithuania’s Jewish story matters more than ever - opinion


Supporting Labor Party's new controversial leader Yair Golan - opinion

I have high hopes that as leader of a united Left, Golan will gain sufficient influence on Israel’s future to make a difference – hopefully even as a senior minister in Israel’s next government.

 THEN-MK and deputy minister Yair Golan addresses the Knesset, in 2022.

This artist is fighting for a memorial for the 4000 killed in at Jungfernhof, a Nazi camp in Latvia

Over the last 17 years, Frostig has worked with a dogged determination to recognize the victims of Jungfernhof, a camp that’s not extensively documented.

Karen Frostig has been working for nearly two decades to build a memorial at Jungfernhof, the Latvian site where the Nazis likely murdered her grandparents.

'The Holocaust shaped my grandfather, but amid the tragedy: Hope' - opinion

Saba Moshe's legacy is a tale of survival, joy, and resilience amid tragedy. Grandson fondly recalls cherished memories, preserving family traditions. (1926-2024)

 MOSHE BARTH, age 96 at the time, celebrates Independence Day.

The Western support for Palestinians: Does it pass the 'Lady Justice test'? - opinion

Lady Justice, a blind-folded woman holding the biblically mandated balanced scales, symbolizes that justice must be meted out without fear or favor, regardless of the identity of the opposing sides.

ARAB LEADERS pose for a photo ahead of an Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last year.

Searching for beacons of altruism amid the darkness of the Holocaust - opinion

By focusing solely on the horrors, we risk overlooking the extraordinary acts of courage and compassion performed by ordinary people in the face of unspeakable evil.

People stand still in Tel Aviv, as a two-minute siren is sounded across Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 6, 2024

From victimhood to statehood: The Holocaust's legacy and Israel's power - opinion

The State of Israel was not born because of the Holocaust, but its birth restored hope to the Jewish people then, and it guarantees us a lifeline now – power over our survival and our destiny.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog addresses the state ceremony at the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem, last Sunday night.

The new heart of the Jewish calendar: Holocaust Remembrance Day and Independence Day - opinion

These two days symbolize the greatest assault of death and evil on life and the greatest outburst of life and renewal ever, both dueling and reinforcing each other with unparalleled force.

 MOTORISTS STAND at attention, in Tel Aviv, as sirens sound across Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, last Monday.

Achieving radical unity means stepping out of echo chamber - editorial

This is not a cynical call for unity; our society has so much to heal from and work towards.

 "Together we will win," reads a skyscraper in Tel Aviv

Israeli films to be shown at film festivals in Europe

On Monday, Keshet 12 announced that a news feature by Ben Shani that was shown on the Uvda (fact) news magazine will compete for the Golden Nymph Award in the Festival de Television in Monte-Carlo.

 YARDEN SHAI in ‘It’s Not Time for Pop.’

Grapevine, May 8, 2024, The significance of giving testimony

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu with Yeshiva University President Dr. Ari Berman.