Holocaust Remembrance Day

Approximately 120 Holocaust survivors made aliyah during Gaza war, but numbers dropping

According to the Aliyah Ministry, the decrease in immigration of Holocaust survivors is due to the increasing difficulty in moving to the country at an advanced age.

People visit at the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Schindler in Persian: Iranian heroes who painted the Holocaust with light - opinion

Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Israel to mark Holocaust remembrance, but ceremonies disrupted by Iran war

SHOSHANA ILUZ, a Holocaust survivor who immigrated from Morocco, received assistance from the Justice Ministry’s Legal Aid Department in securing the benefits to which she was entitled.

Justice Ministry says legal aid opened nearly 2,500 cases for Holocaust survivors over past year


Former Gaza hostages commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at March of the Living

"I find myself endlessly reflecting on how such a tragedy could have happened, and how we, as a society, must never allow it to happen again," said former hostage Moran Stella Yanai.

NOTES ARE seen placed on the train tracks leading to the Auschwitz- Birkenau camp site in Poland as Israel marks the annual Holocaust  Remembrance Day.

Stolpersteine vandalized in Brussels with Gaza graffiti

Holocaust memorial cobblestones in Brussels were found defaced on Tuesday morning with graffiti mentioning Gaza.

Parts of the Holocaust memorial project "Stolpersteine" (stumbling blocks) are pictured in Berlin, Germany, August 18, 2017.

World to lose 90% of Holocaust survivors within next 15 years - projections

According to Vanishing Witnesses: An Urgent Analysis of the Declining Population of Holocaust, the global population of Holocaust survivors is expected to be around 21,300 by 2040.

 Dov Landau, a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, in his home in Tel Aviv, October 14, 2024.

Entering the Jewish season of modern remembrance - opinion

Jews need to think about memory. We Jews need to remember. The expression borne out of the Holocaust commands us so: Zachor – Remember.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses a state ceremony at Yad Vashem marking Holocaust Remembrance Day last year.

Grapevine April 20, 2025: Historic March of the Living

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOTES ARE seen placed on the train tracks leading to the Auschwitz- Birkenau camp site in Poland as Israel marks the annual Holocaust  Remembrance Day.

Jerusalem Highlights: April 18-24

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 The music of Jemaa El Fna.

Grapevine March 28, 2025: Israel’s biggest battle

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 (L-R) DANNY YATOM, Eli Papouchado, and Avigdor Kahalani.

Argentina's president to declassify Nazi files, expose how war criminals fled to Argentina

The newly released archives could provide deeper insight into the extent of local support that enabled arrival of the fleeing Nazis.

Adolf Eichmann on trial in Jerusalem 521

Google Calendar no longer shows Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month

Companies across the US have rolled back a range of diversity, equity, and inclusion measures following the Trump administration’s directives against DEI.

 U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2025.

Other cities should follow New York's example and establish Yad Vashem Way - opinion

Initiatives like NYC's Yad Vashem Way remind us that not only must we commemorate Holocaust victims but also actively combat the antisemitism and hatred that continue to permeate today's society.

'THIS PAST week's co-naming of a street in New York City as Yad Vashem Way is a significant turn in events; in a city that never sleeps, this street sign stands high as a beacon of remembrance and a call to action for all humanity,' the writer states.