Ha'Shoah - The Holocaust
Anti-Semitism
NEVER AGAIN - FOR ANYONE!
Yom Ha'shoah 2011
Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, is the official Israeli commemoration of the 6 million Jews murdered in Nazi Germany during World War II. Yom Hashoah 2011 takes place on May 2, and is observed throughout the United States.
The memorial day, which is officially known as Yom Hazikaron L'shoah U'l'gevurah (Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day), is observed most emblematically with a national moment of silence. At 10 a.m., a siren is sounded for two minutes throughout Israel, and most people in the country stop what they are doing to stand at contemplative attention. People even break from driving on the highway and get out to pay their respects during the siren.
The memorial day, which is officially known as Yom Hazikaron L'shoah U'l'gevurah (Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day), is observed most emblematically with a national moment of silence. At 10 a.m., a siren is sounded for two minutes throughout Israel, and most people in the country stop what they are doing to stand at contemplative attention. People even break from driving on the highway and get out to pay their respects during the siren.
"I know that when I stand before G-d on Judgment Day, I shall not be asked the question posed to Cain, 'Where were you when your brother's blood was crying out to G-d?'"
Imre Bathory, Hungry - Righteous Gentile - Yad Va'shem
Yad Va'Shem has released an photo album titled, "The Auschwitz Album"
It can be viewed - click on this title to go to the album
The barbed wire stem recalls the pain and trauma of Ha'Shoah, while the leaves stemming from the wire symbolize the rebirth and hope that emerged in the wake of this unparallelded tragedy. This pin expresses one's commitment to remembering the past in order to ensure a better future for our children.
