Tag Archives: yom hashoah
Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony set for April 24
B’nai B’rith International (Atlanta) and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta are proud to present the “Unto Every Person There is a Name” 2025 Remembrance Ceremony this year, the 36th anniversary of this global Shoah Memorial Initiative. Read more » »
Obituary: Fred Glusman
Fred Glusman, 91, of Atlanta, Ga., died on Dec. 8, 2023. He was born in Mannheim, Germany, to Anna and Bernard Glusman, of blessed memory, and immigrated to the United States as a young child in 1937. In addition to his beloved wife, Gloria, he is survived by his brother and sister-in-law Marvin and Jane Glusman of Sarasota, Fla. Read more » »
Unto Every Person There is a Name
This year marked the 34th anniversary of the global Shoah memorial initiative, “Unto Every Person There is a Name.” This public recitation of names of Holocaust victims was held around the world on Yom Hashoah, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes Remembrance Day. Read more » »
Vandals deface Italian Holocaust mural of ‘Simpsons’ characters wearing yellow Stars of David – JNS.org
Alexsandro Palombo has called the marring of his pop art antisemitic. (April 28, 2023 / JNS) A pop-art mural near a Holocaust memorial in Milan, Italy, which depicts characters from “The Simpsons” wearing striped uniforms and yellow Stars of David, was reportedly vandalized on April 17 at the start of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust remembrance day. Read more » »
Jewish Holocaust heroes to be honored for 20th year at Jerusalem ceremony
For the 20th year in a row, the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund will hold a joint ceremony on Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Martys’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, honoring Jews who rescued fellow Jews during the Holocaust. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commemorates Yom HaShoah With Virtual And In-Person Events Around The World
(Washington, D.C., April 28, 2022)–B’nai B’rith International marked Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, with virtual and in-person programs across the U.S. and globally. Read more » »
The B’nai B’rith World Center and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael to Celebrate Heroism of Jews Who Rescued Fellow Jews During April 28 Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony
(Jerusalem, April 21, 2022)—The B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) will hold on Thursday, April 28, for the 19th consecutive year, a joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commemorates Yom HaShoah With Virtual And In-Person Events Around The World
Hosts First-Ever Clubhouse Yom HaShoah Name Reading, Featuring Young LeadersRomanian Ambassador to Israel Radu Ioanid Speaks at Jewish Rescuer Ceremony in Israel(Washington, D.C. Read more » »
Remembrance and Education: Yom HaShoah and the Synagogue in Babyn Yar
Thursday, April 8th, marks the confluence of two significant events – the observance of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day throughout the Jewish world, and the dedication of a symbolic synagogue at the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center near Kyiv, where 33,771 Jews were murdered in a two-day period in late September 1941. Read more » »
The B’nai B’rith World Center and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael to celebrate heroism of Jews Who Rescued Fellow Jews During April 8 Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony
The B’nai B’rith World Center and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael to celebrate heroism of Jews Who Rescued Fellow Jews During April 8 Holocaust Commemoration CeremonyThis year’s ceremony honors Wilhelm Filderman and Itschak Artzi (Romania), José Aboulker Read more » »
