At Sunset on April 11th the State of Israel begins a 24 hour period of remembrance and mourning for the 6 million victims of the Holocaust, called “HaShoah” (The Catastrophe) in Hebrew. On Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember those that suffered, those that fought, and those that died. In the Jewish calendar the day is Nitzan 27th which was the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
After Sunset, communities across Israel hold candle-light memorials. During these memorials Holocaust survivors speak and families light candles for members of their family who died in the Holocaust. The following morning at 10 am the observance continues with the sounding of air raid sirens for two minutes throughout the entire country. For the duration of the sounding, work is halted, people walking in the streets stop, cars pull off to the side of the road and everybody in schools, on military bases, at places of work stand in silent reverence to the victims of the Holocaust.
Witness this moving event from 2009 by watching this video:
Yom HaShoah is a day of deep mourning. Six million Jews were executed; many families were completely decimated. It is important for Israel never to forget the devastation of the Holocaust; accordingly, it is just as important for the world to also remember.
Each year thousands of Jewish teens from countries around the world travel to Poland to participate in “The March of the Living.” They march the three-kilometer distance from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest concentration camp complex built by the Nazis during World War II. All Israeli teenagers participate and are sponsored by the Israeli government. This trip is not a vacation; it is considered an important part of the school curriculum and an important step in helping young people to understand the Holocaust. They walk in tribute to all victims of the Holocaust. They learn the lessons of the Holocaust and the significance to vow Never Again.
Thank you our dear friends, for your continued support of Israel. We hope and pray that through remembering and support like yours this will never happen again. Please remember Israel and all the vict
ims of the Holocaust at sunset April 11th through sunset April 12th.
Blessings to all, from JesusBoat.com
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