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.
Survivors of the Holocaust and October 7 testified before UN ambassadors, accompanied by a photography exhibit depicting how Holocaust survivors have rebuilt their lives.
With International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, In Jerusalem is proud to profile ReQuint – arguably one of the best-known Holocaust survivors in English-speaking circles.
First, we owe them the promise to never forget and more importantly, to continue to teach the lessons of the Holocaust.
"In the Kibbutz Beeri massacre, I know every single person, every single member of my kibbutz and their children. For me, it was a second holocaust," he said.
While Holocaust survivors are now spread across 90 different countries, 49% reside within Israel.
During the course of the evening, the audience will hear half a dozen ambassadors relate the Holocaust experiences of six survivors, interspersed by musical interludes.
In 2011, Eugenia Unger was declared Outstanding Personality by the Buenos Aires city parliament.
Seven-time Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette was raised Catholic and is now a practicing Buddhist. But her mother was born in Hungary to two Holocaust survivor parents.