Tag: holocaust remembrance

  • Remembering the Holocaust

    Remembering the Holocaust

    Yesterday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Here in Israel, we commemorate the Holocaust later in the year, on Yom HaShoah. This isn’t an event we only think about once a year. The ripples from this tragedy pervade our society. At the same time, we should have times when we intentionally, and mindfully look back at…

  • Will future generations forget the Holocaust?

    Will future generations forget the Holocaust?

    This Thursday is Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and is a difficult day for most Jews for obvious reasons. It is another day that is going to have new significance for me because one of the consequences of the Holocaust is all around me now, our new home. What worries me are predictions that future generations will…