The United States Congress (click here) established the Days of Remembrance as the
nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust. Each year state and
local governments, military bases, workplaces, schools, religious
organizations, and civic centers host observances and remembrance
activities for their communities. These events can occur during the Week of Remembrance, which runs from the Sunday before Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah) through the following Sunday.
The internationally recognized date (click here) for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah. When the actual date of Yom Hashoah falls on a Friday, the state of Israel observes Yom Hashoah on the preceding Thursday. When it falls on a Sunday, Yom Hashoah is observed on the following Monday.
2015 Thursday, April 16
2016 Thursday, May 5
2017 Monday, April 24
While tomorrow is the official day for the remembrance, communities have been carrying out their own ceremonies.
April 14, 2015
WILKES-BARRE — It was a solemn night (click here) at the Jewish Community Center on South River Street in Wilkes-Barre in observance of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Those who gathered remembered the six million Jewish people who were killed in the Holocaust and prayed for an end to hatred and prejudice.
The guest speaker was Manny Lindenbaum, who is a Holocaust survivor.
The program was co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center, Congregation Ohav Zedek, Temple B’nai B’rith, and Temple Isreal.
The internationally recognized date (click here) for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah. When the actual date of Yom Hashoah falls on a Friday, the state of Israel observes Yom Hashoah on the preceding Thursday. When it falls on a Sunday, Yom Hashoah is observed on the following Monday.
2015 Thursday, April 16
2016 Thursday, May 5
2017 Monday, April 24
While tomorrow is the official day for the remembrance, communities have been carrying out their own ceremonies.
April 14, 2015
WILKES-BARRE — It was a solemn night (click here) at the Jewish Community Center on South River Street in Wilkes-Barre in observance of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Those who gathered remembered the six million Jewish people who were killed in the Holocaust and prayed for an end to hatred and prejudice.
The guest speaker was Manny Lindenbaum, who is a Holocaust survivor.
The program was co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center, Congregation Ohav Zedek, Temple B’nai B’rith, and Temple Isreal.
