Tonight begins Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
And today I share this post with My Dear Friend.
The full name of the day commemorating the victims of the Holocaust is "Yom Hashoah Ve-Hagevurah"--literally the "Day of (remembrance of) the Holocaust and the Heroism." It is marked on the 27th day in the month of Nisan--a week after the seventh day of Passover, and a week before Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day for Israel's fallen soldiers).
Since the early 1960s, the sound of a siren on Yom Hashoah stops traffic and pedestrians throughout the State of Israel for two minutes of silent devotion. The siren blows at sundown and once again at 11:00 A.M. on this date. All radio and television programs during this day are connected in one way or another with the Jewish destiny in World War II, including personal interviews with survivors. Even the musical programs are adapted to the atmosphere of Yom Hashoah. There is no public entertainment on Yom Hashoah, as theaters, cinemas, pubs, and other public venues are closed throughout Israel.
My family lights six candles to remember the six million.
Yom Ha Shoah
Yom Hashoah
Some Wonderful Holocaust Links:
Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Anne Frank Online
Ghetto Fighters' House
Amcha: Israeli Institute for Holocaust Survivors and the Second Generation
March of the Living
About The Holocaust
Holocaust Education Center
Holocaust Guide
Then and Now Slideshow
Today's News
About Me
- Carol
- East Islip, New York, United States
- With imagination the possibilities are infinite. And at 48, a dream has become a reality. What started out as “therapy” has turned into a labor of pure love. I am a Single Mother of five wonderful children, Yes, they do all live at home! With that many children and their friends, you quickly learn to approach life with a sense of humor. I use my whimsical approach to life designing and inventing fun and fabulous creations, my Que Sera, Sera (whatever may be will be be)I believe is reflected in how I approach life and how I approach chocolate. I began making candy so that even when I was at work the kids always had a part of me at home. To both my surprise and delight I found I discovered a niche for myself. Of course we (anyone that has ever created anything, be it food, art, or an idea) have all heard the words “you should start a business”…but those words started to really stick in my mind. Commuting from Long Island to New Jersey certainly isn’t how I want to spend the bulk of my time. The guilt, the milestones I have missed, I am working for my children, yet I am away from them. This makes no sense at all...So I began to wonder, Could I?
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