Holocaust Remembrance Day

Independence Day: 78+1 reasons I love Israel - opinion

For her 22nd straight year, Barbara Sofer presents her list of reasons she loves living here. In no particular order...

|ByBARBARA SOFER
IRON BEAM: Part of the laser anti-missile interception system, seen in Sept.
An IDF soldier stands in silence during a siren honoring the millions of Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust, in Tel Aviv, April 14, 2026

A light unto the enemies: Three dangerous lessons from the Holocaust - opinion

Student delegations to Poland, ceremonies, museums, and educational programs – all of these are essential. But memory is not an end in itself; it is a means.

|ByDAN PERRY
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Jerusalem razes Elie Wiesel Plaza for NIS 73m. underground passage to Shaare Zedek

SZMC’s director-general Prof. Ofer Merin told In Jerusalem that when construction is completed, he will make sure that the Elie Wiesel Plaza and its garden are restored.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Agam Berger at March of the Living ceremony 2026.

A dirge without end: March of the Living ceremony presents Jewish life, honors Holocaust survivors

Survivor of the Hamas October 7 terror attack Agam Berger played a violin donated to Yad Vashem by Israeli relatives of a Holocaust survivor.

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Israel to honor Charlie Kirk at Jerusalem 'Generation of Truth' antisemitism conference

The Second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism, led by Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli, was scheduled for January 26–27.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Charlie and Erika Kirk in Jerusalem in March of 2019

Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

Albert Garih, a French Jew who survived the Holocaust, is set to speak about the rising antisemitism worldwide during the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

JANUARY 17, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Cycling from Auschwitz to form the largest "NEVER AGAIN"

Starting from the Gate of Death a Czech cyclist will ride 1,000 km aiming - He is now appealing to the public with a personal request: "Join the first kilometer public ride".

JANUARY 13, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The world’s largest “NEVER AGAIN” route, starting from the Gate of Death.

At the crossroads of Holocaust remembrance

A conversation with Dr. Yael Richler-Friedman, pedagogical director of Yad Vashem’s International Institute for Holocaust Education

JANUARY 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog (C) flanked by Dayan and IHRA Secretary-General Michaela Küchler at the IHRA plenary

Happy(ish) New Year: Holocaust remembrance as warning in an age of resurgent antisemitism

A new year invites hope – but Holocaust Remembrance Day nears amid violent antisemitism. This issue looks back to warn: preserve names, memory, and truth.

DECEMBER 30, 2025ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
As International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches we ask whether the lessons of the past have taught us anything?

Yad Vashem races to preserve Holocaust artifacts as survivors dwindle

As the number of first-hand witnesses dwindles, artifacts from the Holocaust are being carefully collected and preserved to continue telling the story

DECEMBER 30, 2025ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
The documents discovered by Peled’s daughter in Krakow before undergoing conservation work.

Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan: Holocaust memory is under sustained attack - opinion

Preserving the memory of the Holocaust is not optional. It is a responsibility to the victims, survivors, and future generations

DECEMBER 30, 2025ByDANI DAYAN
Actor Rodie Kozlovsky performs in a play incorporating the works of the late German artist and Holocaust survivor Leo Haas at Yad Vashem’s newly opened theater.

Congressional Education c'mtee investigating NEA for 'antisemitic positions'

The US Committee on Education and Workforce is investigating the National Education Association over antisemitism concerns linked to its 2025 handbook and policies on Israel and Palestine.

AUGUST 25, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
House Education Committee chair Tim Walberg, pictured in 2021.

Not a traitor: Israel's Right must stop the character assassination of Yair Golan - opinion

Golan is a worthy and inspiring leader for the Zionist Left in these stormy days. He is honest, coherent, assertive, and non-apologetic.

JUNE 10, 2025BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
Yair Golan, the leader of The Democrats, a left-wing political alliance, in his office in Tel Aviv last year.

'Heartbreaking full circle': Holocaust survivor dies two weeks after IDF soldier grandson

“Magda devoted her life to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and sharing her remarkable life story with future generations,” said Raz Kinstlich, mayor of Rishon Lezion.

MAY 19, 2025ByYIFAT ROSENBERG
Magda Baratz and Asaf Cafri.