Tag Archives: Holocaust Memorial Day

Yom Hashoah 5777 – 2017: the denial of history

Posted on 24 April 2017 by

Yom Hashoah began at sundown this evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem.  where President Reuven Rivlin reminded the world that: “The gas chambers were not built ‘as a crime against humanity’, they were built for the purpose of … Continue reading →

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The UN does something right for a change – and the Palestinians have a hissy fit

Posted on 31 January 2017 by

On International Holocaust Memorial Day, which fell last Friday, 27th January, the new Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres spoke movingly about the vicious antisemitism throughout the millennia which led to its inexorable nadir in the Holocaust. What distinguished … Continue reading →

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Yom Hashoah 5776 – 2016: the resurgence of antisemitism

Posted on 5 May 2016 by

Yom Hashoah began at sundown this evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem. This year’s torch-lighters were all survivors who reflected “the struggle to retain the human spirit” under terrible torture and deprivation. You can read the life-story of … Continue reading →

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International Holocaust Memorial Day: time to bash Israel again

Posted on 28 January 2016 by

Yesterday was International Holocaust Memorial Day, marked on the day that Auschwitz was liberated by the Allies. A memorial ceremony was held at Auschwitz as well as at other places around the world: The commemoration at the former death camp … Continue reading →

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Yom Hashoah 5775 – 2015: Escape to the Far East

Posted on 16 April 2015 by

Yom Hashoah began at sundown this evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem.  This year’s torch-lighters were all survivors who went on to rebuild successful lives in Israel.  As in previous years, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned of a … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Memorial Day 2015

Posted on 27 January 2015 by

The world cries “Never Again” every year on the annual International Holocaust Memorial Day. And yet, seventy years after the liberation of Auschwitz and the defeat of the Nazis by the allies, it is becoming sickeningly evident that the lessons … Continue reading →

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