Tag Archives: Shoah

Yom Hashoah 5781- 2021

Posted on 8 April 2021 by anneinpt

Yom Hashoah began at sundown yesterday evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem with torches lit in memory of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Shoah. You can watch the entire ceremony here: Six Holocaust survivors lit torches … Continue reading →

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International Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

Posted on 27 January 2021 by anneinpt

It is International Holocaust Memorial Day today, and although it is not marked in Israel since we have our own Yom Hashoah after Pesach, this is a fitting time to both talk about the Shoah and those who would deny … Continue reading →

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Yom Hashoah 5780- 2020

Posted on 21 April 2020 by anneinpt

Yom Hashoah this year took on a much more subdued tone than in normal times due to the strictures imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. For the first time ever the ceremony was broadcast online while the host and choir addressed … Continue reading →

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81 years since Kristallnacht

Posted on 11 November 2019 by anneinpt

It was the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht yesterday, the massive pogrom against the Jews organized by the Nazi regime in Germany in 1938, signalling the beginning of the Shoah, the planned genocide of the Jews. There had in fact been … Continue reading →

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Yom Hashoah 5779 – 2019

Posted on 1 May 2019 by anneinpt

Yom Hashoah began at sundown this evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem with torches lit in memory of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Shoah. The ceremony began with the lowering of the national flag to half-mast. … Continue reading →

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International Holocaust Memorial Day 2019

Posted on 27 January 2019 by anneinpt

It is International Holocaust Memorial Day today, and although it is not marked in Israel since we have our own Yom Hashoah after Pesach, this is a fitting time to both talk about the Shoah, to remember the different kinds … Continue reading →

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