Jewish and Israeli Holidays
The Israeli foreign minister hosted the delegation in Jerusalem, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day and affirming ties between the two countries.
“Above all, we vow to never forget the atrocities of the Holocaust. We declare that never again means now,” the U.S. president wrote.
Troops observed a moment of silence in all combat sectors, in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and Judea and Samaria.
“We can’t undo the loss, but we can stand by their families and remind them they’re never alone,” said Joseph Waks, “Our Children” founder and director.
The full text of the U.S. president’s proclamation marking Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025.
Some 13,000 survivors have died since last year’s Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day in May 2024.
The country came to a standstill during a two-minute siren honoring the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust; Netanyahu lays wreath in solemn tribute at Yad Vashem.
The full text of Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s address at the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem.
Gad Fartouk, 93, prays for 59 hostages in Gaza before lighting a torch at Israel’s Holocaust memorial ceremony marking 80 years since Nazi defeat.
Yom Hashoah started at sundown with the annual ceremony at the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem.
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The survivors were set to light memorial torches and share testimonies during Israel’s annual tribute to those lost in the Nazi genocide of European Jewry.
