January 27 this year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops in the waning months of World War II. The date is observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in many countries, and many commemorative events … continue reading →
We always like to highlight new examples of signage at Jewish heritage sites, so it’s good to note that new multilingual information signs have been installed at both of Rohatyn’s Jewish mass grave memorial sites. They complement the signs at … continue reading →
(JHE) — A new Holocaust memorial in Poland by the artist Janusz Marciniak is a subtle combination of land art and commemoration. Dedicated with a ceremony last week, it is located at the site of the destroyed Jewish cemetery in … continue reading →
REMINDER: The Together Plan charity (TTP) is running a 36-hour crowd-funding campaign May 19-20 to finance the construction of a Holocaust memorial at the site of Jewish cemetery in Brest, Belarus (also called Brest-Litovsk). The monument will be built from … continue reading →
Today is Yom haShoah, Israel and the Jewish world’s annual day of remembrance of the Holocaust. We remember the names. We repost here our video about Holocaust Monuments that personalize the victims. We must never forget that each of the … continue reading →
