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HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY 2021 ISRAEL TV

If you can donate, however small, to this worthy cause, please follow this link… Their mission is to assist, in every way possible, those who survived the horrors of the Holocaust and now, in their advanced years, lack the resources to live in dignity. Thousands of them require food and medication immediately.Īppeal: The Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Survivors is a non-profit organization founded in 1994 by Holocaust survivors and for Holocaust survivors.

900 Holocaust survivors – victims of the most terrible torture and atrocities, succumbed to Covid-19, and many died alone.

Haifa has the largest surviving community of Holocaust survivors.

The average age of a survivor in Israel is 84.5, and about 83% are over the age of 80.

There are now little over 160,000 Holocaust survivors in Israel. “Unto every person, there is a name bestowed on him by God and given to him by his parents,” – a moving poem written by Zelda.

16:45 closing ceremony at Kibbutz Lochamei HaGettaot.

ceremony – “ Unto Every Person, There is a Name “ siren across Israel and a 2-minute silence is observed

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY 2021 ISRAEL TV

Israel TV station will cover the live event.Įach year, six Holocaust survivors are chosen to light torches in memory of the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. The ceremony will be held in the presence of the President of the State of Israel and the Prime Minister, dignitaries and Holocaust survivors. The central state ceremony, marking the start of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day in Israel, will be held at Yad Vashem on Monday, April 17th, at 20:00. Last Updated on ApTuesday, April 18th, 2023 is Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day in Israel.