| Shalom friends,
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is on January 27th. As we honor the memories of the 6 million Jews that were murdered, many questions arise. How could such horror have occurred? What would the world have been like had our family members not been stolen from us? How do we teach our children about what happened? What do they need to know about this painful history?
At the Israel Forever Foundation, we believe that the Holocaust must be taught in conjunction with hope – Holocaust and Hatikva – the miracle of a people who rose up, like the phoenix reborn, literally from the ashes of their (our) families. This powerful legacy is not something to be relegated to a single day of memory but a lesson to pass on to the next generations that is relevant every day of the year. We are the Eternal Nation, unbroken by horrors others perpetrate against us. Quite the opposite
actually – they make us stronger.
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When a number is more than just a number
By Forest Rain Marcia
From Auschwitz to the IDF - Sometimes the contrast between one set of numbers and another is nothing short of breathtaking. Auschwitz survivor Gerhard Maschkowski 91 years old, IDF Officer Tal Maschkowski 19 years old. This is what victory looks like!
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#WeRemember Holocaust Memory Campaign
The Israel Forever Foundation is proud to have collaborated with the World Jewish Congress on the #WeRemember campaign designed to raise awareness and inspire conversation about the history and lessons of the Holocaust. The campaign included educational and illuminating videos as well a call for participation via photos declaring #WeRemember, culminating with a live projection of all participant photos on the grounds of Auschwitz-Birkenau January 24-27.
CLICK HERE for more of the #WeRemember campaign. |
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Erasing the Jew from Holocaust Memory
By Dr. Elana Heideman
Dr. Elana Heideman discusses the trend of reframing the Holocaust as a collective human experience with universal implications that, unfortunately, casts aside the identity and memory of the Jews for whom the machine of murder was created.
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A Collective Jewish Memory
By Justin Amler
It has often been said that Jews have long memories. Memories that stretch back through the pages of history, unravelling the chapters of the past, reaching out to our humble beginnings. Why do we hold on to our memories so jealously? How does this impact our identity?
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Holocaust Day in Israel
By Matthew Apfel
Some people are disturbed by the link between the Holocaust and Israel that Yad Vashem represents. Some claim that we the Jewish People only have Israel because of the Holocaust. But as my friend Dr. Elana Heideman always emphasizes, it is in fact because we did not have Israel that the Holocaust could happen.
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Visit Holocaust and Hatikvah on the Israel Forever Foundation website for more illuminating readings and useful memorial ceremony resources.
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