Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)

‘You are not alone’: Biden in Holocaust remembrance speech vows to fight Oct. 7 denialism

Biden drew a direct line between Holocaust denial and the tendency by some to downplay or even deny the atrocities of Oct. 7.

Antony Blinken in Holocaust Day speech recalls past State Department obstruction of bids to save Jews

The secretary of state savages a World War II-era assistant secretary of state and draws lessons for today.

Ideas

Writing poetry helps me process the unspeakable evils of the Holocaust

As the son of two Holocaust survivors, I have tried to give voice to the dead in my poems, to comfort ghosts, and to provide a memorial to the millions who have none.

Israel

Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day torch-lighting at Yad Vashem held without audience

United States

US Holocaust museum to hold virtual remembrance ceremony

United States

Trump touts his efforts to combat anti-Semitism in Holocaust remembrance proclamation

Israel

Yad Vashem amends Yom Hashoah memorial prayers to include Jews in Arab countries

Ideas

Why does Holocaust Remembrance Day ignore Middle Eastern Jews?

Israel

At Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Israel, Netanyahu warns Iran not to test his country’s determination

Ideas

The evils of the Holocaust demand that each one of us be a lifesaver

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