Report Warns of Rapid Decline in Holocaust Survivor Population

The past warns us, and we should listen

The world marks 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi extermination camps and the end of World War II. But one question remains: did we truly defeat evil? The Nazis may have been vanquished, but the same blind hatred that fueled the flames of the crematoria has not disappeared. It merely changed form. This year, 80 Holocaust survivors from Israel and around the world - many of them in their 90s - will participate in the March of the Living. …

‘Too hard for them to talk about’: Grandson of Holocaust survivors tells their story while teaching history

Adam Zimmerman, a 7th grade teacher at Temple Beth Ami, in Rockville, Maryland, teaches young people about the Holocaust at the local Hebrew school. Zimmerman simplified his teaching of the Holocaust as “a story about a series of events that happened a very long time ago in a place very far away, well before they were born.” Most of the students have no connection to the events of 80 years ago, but Zimmerman does. At this time of year at Yom HaS…

For Jews in Maine and across America, never again is now

Disturbing parallels from history make this year's Yom Hashoah observation particularly somber.

WHAT WILL BECOME OF ALL THE MEMORIES? 90% of Holocaust Survivors Will Pass in Next 15 Years, Report Warns

Eighty years after the Holocaust, more than 200,000 Jewish survivors are still alive but 70% of them will be gone within the next 10 years — meaning time is running out to hear the voices of the last generation who suffered through one of the worst atrocities in history. Currently, the survivors’ median age is 87, and more than 1,400 of them are over 100 years old, a new report said Tuesday. “We have known that this population of survivors would…

Jewish community honors Holocaust & Heroism Remembrance Day

Yom Hashoah V’Hagvurah, or, Holocaust & Heroism Remembrance Day, has its roots in Israel but is now a tradition for many Jewish Americans.

Holocaust Remembrance Day Brings Faiths Together As Antisemitic Incidents Hit Record High

ShareNeighbors in Marietta are coming together tonight for a moment that matters. Congregation Etz Chaim and the Catholic Church of Saint Ann will stand side by side to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah. The event starts at 6 p.m. at Etz Chaim on Indian Hills Parkway, with a guided tour of the Holocaust Memorial Garden, followed by a service and program. 🕯️ What We Know: This year’s Yom HaShoah carries extra weight. The …