Yom hashoah
Let’s talk about Andrew Cuomo’s oddly thirsty Yom HaShoah photo
Cuomo clearly intended to convey deep seriousness and profound grief. What’s funny — and unsettling — is how spectacularly he failed.
It’s okay — Anne Frank had “first world problems” too
I don’t believe in first-world problems. That’s just saying we don’t have the right to be upset. We are not allowed to be frustrated or sad.
How will we remember the Holocaust when there are no survivors left? Ritual.
The Holocaust is one of many atrocities that have been perpetrated against the Jewish people, all of which we remember through ritual retellings.
Why do we still remember the Holocaust? To be inspired
Some feel that Holocaust remembrance has become a maudlin substitute for an authentic Jewish identity. But there are still reasons to remember.
New York’s Gathering of Remembrance goes online for Yom HaShoah
“We didn’t let the continuity of the gathering be broken by the pandemic.”
Yad Vashem Amends Yom Hashoah Prayers To Include Jews From Arab Countries
The changes were spurred by a high school student, the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor from Libya.
WATCH: On Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’s 75th Anniversary, Remember Heroes With ‘Hymn Of The Partisans’
It was sung in concentration camps, in forests before battles, in hiding spots amidst the rubble of bombed-out cities.
22% Of Millennials Haven’t Heard Of The Holocaust, Study Finds
The survey also found that 41% of millennials believe that fewer than two million Jews were killed.
WATCH: Astronaut Records Holocaust Remembrance Message In Outer Space
NASA astronaut Drew Feustel displayed a replica of a drawing titled “Moon Landscape” by Petr Ginz, a Czech teen who was killed at Auschwitz.
Trump: Americans Have ‘Moral Obligation’ To Fight Anti-Semitism, Confront Hate
Americans have “a moral obligation to combat anti-Semitism, confront hate, and prevent genocide,” President Trump said in a Yom HaShoah proclamation.