Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hasho’ah) allows us to memorialize the greatest tragedy experienced by the Jewish people in modern times. It reminds us that, wrapped up in that unfathomable horror, were millions of individual lives—real people with real stories. It is up to us to learn and share these stories on their behalf. Together, we say we must never forget. Rituals for Yom Hashoah vary. Some communities read names of people killed in the Holocaust, some observe moments of silence. New liturgy is still being developed, and it is sadly relevant, since genocide continues to plague our world.

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I saw their names in our tree, but never // looked further. As a child, I knew // a few of them, but only a few.
“Charlotte’s story is not a tragedy / Neither is mine…”
“To speak their names, to light a flame…”
“Later, alone, she taught herself the art / of painting flower portraits. I learned that part…”
“1935, the girls are packing / for America. / Their parents will not wait for things to get worse.”
In this beautiful poem, the author explores her loss of innocence and search for understanding.

“A cemetery twice desecrated / A people the world long forgot”

“coming to America, we were still alone”

Rooted in the traumas of Jewish history, we reach out in solidarity with our neighbors who are oppressed

“We must never forget them”

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