Yom Hashoah: Memorializing the Holocaust and the Heroism
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust remembrance day) is commemorated worldwide each year on the 27th of Nisan as a day to honor the memories of the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. If the 27th of Nisan is adjacent to the Shabbat (either...
The Night of Broken Glass that Started the Holocaust
“Kristallnacht” (Night of Broken Glass) occurred on the night of November 9, 1938, launching massive and widespread pogroms targeting Jews throughout Germany. The Nazi party's Sturmabteilung (SA) paramilitary forces were joined by many...
Chana Senesh Zionist Heroine
Chanah Senesh, whose centenary birthday we mark this year, is a famous figure in the story of Israel and Zionism. Her diary and poems have been read by Israelis for decades and her tragic death is commemorated by a grateful nation. Her...