For Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial and museum, the theme of this year’s Yom Hashoah commemoration, which was planned prior to Oct. 7, has taken on a new meaning.

A flag of Israel was seen on the railroad tracks in KL Birkenau during the International March of The Living on April 28, 2022. (Wojciech Grabowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images via JTA.org ...

Yom HaShoah, typically falls out in April or May, and commemorates the 6 million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Sirens blared across Israel early Thursday to mark Yom HaShoah – Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day – as the country came to a standstill in an annual ritual honoring the 6 million Jews ...

It is sponsored by the Yom HaShoah Committee of the Quad Cities, Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, Temple Emanuel, Congregation Beth Israel, Churches United, Augustana College, St. Ambrose ...

Yom HaShoah, however, isn't a standalone day. "Yom HaShoah is a series of modern holidays," said Ekstrand. "There are two other holidays that come next week that pair with Yom HaShoah. The first is ...

Prospects of an invasion appeared to be heightened as Israel began to mark Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Sunday night. In a speech at a Yom HaShoah ceremony, Israeli Prime ...

Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is Israel's day of commemoration for the millions of Jewish people murdered in the Holocaust. In Richmond, events are being held over the week to ...

This year, Yom HaShoah will begin on April 17 and end April 18. As with all Jewish celebrations, holidays, and commemorations, the day begins and ends at sundown.

Israelis across the country came to a two-minute standstill today, to commemorate Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), in honor of the six million Jews killed by the Nazis ...

World War II ended in 1945; the modern state of Israel was founded in 1948. The first Yom HaShoah observances occurred there in 1951.