Tag Archives: Yom Hashoah

An officer and a gentleman – and a historian

Posted on 25 April 2017 by

My cousin’s son Noam Corb is something of a legend in our family. This young man, only 21 years old, and a combat officer in the IDF, has become a not-so-amateur historian and researcher of the Shoah. He got the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, History | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Antisemitism, Family, History, Israel news | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Antisemitism, History, Israel news | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in History, Israel news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Unsung non-Jewish heroes of the Shoah – Yom Hashoah 5774

Posted on 27 April 2014 by

Yom Hashoah began at sundown with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem.  Netanyahu pointed out the parallels of those dark times with the existential threat from Iran today: Netanyahu attempted to connect the memorial day to current events, and slammed … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Yom Hashoah 5773

Posted on 8 April 2013 by

Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, began this evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke of Israel’s need not forfeit its security to other nations: Netanyahu stated that anti-Semitic hatred “has not disappeared, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Antisemitism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments