Yesterday was Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is the one day a year when we are supposed to stop and think about the atrocities the Nazis did to not only the Jews but to 11 million innocent victims. It is a day to hear the stories and bear witness to the legacies of those lost and those still here today. It is a day to consider all that has occurred since 1945. In Israel, the memorial day is celebrated by literally stopping and standing to honor the memories of the victims and life of the survivors. See this video
Many Jews also participate in the Walk of the Living, making a physical journey to concentration and death camps and observing the failure of the Nazi regime. Here is the video a friend of a friend wrote, explaining his wish for his future child to deny the Holocaust--not that the Holocaust didn't happen, but that it couldn't have happened in such recent history.
Last night, I was fortunate to attend the showing of "No. 4 Street of Our Lady" a video that describes a group returning to the house in which they were hidden for two years during WWII. It was quite a powerful movie, yet the will of Mrs. Halamajowa to help these innocent Jews (and even a German soldier) was inspiring. To learn more about this video, please click here.
We must never forget the Holocaust and we must never let it happen again.
Many Jews also participate in the Walk of the Living, making a physical journey to concentration and death camps and observing the failure of the Nazi regime. Here is the video a friend of a friend wrote, explaining his wish for his future child to deny the Holocaust--not that the Holocaust didn't happen, but that it couldn't have happened in such recent history.
Last night, I was fortunate to attend the showing of "No. 4 Street of Our Lady" a video that describes a group returning to the house in which they were hidden for two years during WWII. It was quite a powerful movie, yet the will of Mrs. Halamajowa to help these innocent Jews (and even a German soldier) was inspiring. To learn more about this video, please click here.
We must never forget the Holocaust and we must never let it happen again.
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