While the use of Shoah language has been common in the intervening months, we risk diluting the importance of the day if the rhetoric and images employed become overly influenced by recent events.
The Holocaust memorial in Hyde Park, London, was covered by officials in fear that it might be vandalized by pro-Palestinian protesters.
Argentina’s recently elected president, Javier Milei has been very vocal in his condemnation of Hamas and his support for Israel in the current war.
Among the exhibits at the site are a reproduction of sleeping cells from the Auschwitz death camp, artifacts and documents that belonged to survivors who fled the Nazis to Porto.
This year, following the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust on October 7, which led to the outbreak of war, Tel Aviv Cinematheque is showing movies throughout the day to mark the day.
Holocaust doesn't seem so far after all, not for those who survived it twice.
The footage of the incident was captured by a nearby surveillance camera. However, the perpetrator wore a ski mask and has been unable to be identified.
Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender came into force at 11:01 p.m. on May 8, 1945, which was already May 9 in Moscow. Russians call the war the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45.
New film pays tribute to a small number of Righteous Among the Nations, who in sharp contrast to most people, showed boundless courage and compassion in risking their lives to save Jews from Nazis.
March of the Living participants will visit Israel to experience the Jewish reawakening
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