The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.

Read more about this day of remembrance on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website HERE.

How to Remember

There are several events and videos you can watch:

• 2022 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration - During this solemn virtual ceremony, Holocaust survivors reflect on and honor the lives of Europe’s Jews—who were targeted for annihilation—other victims of Nazi persecution, and individuals who chose to help. Wednesday, Jan 26 at 6:00 pm. Click HERE.

• Holocaust Rescue, Story by Japanese Chiune Sugihara - This movie tells the story of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who defied orders and issued over 2000 transit visas to Jewish refugees. He is estimated to have saved over 6000 lives from the Nazis, who invaded Lithuania, a year later in 1941. Sugihara is the only Japanese person to be awarded the "Righteous Among the Nations" title by Yad Veshem on behalf of Israel and the Jewish people, an honorary title to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. Wednesday, Jan. 26th at 7:00pm. Zoom link for event HERE [Meeting ID: 977 8029 694 / Passcode: 802482].

• Undeniable: The Truth to Remember - This special, hosted by Julianna Margulies, follows Holocaust survivors who share their harrowing stories with a diverse group of students from Hastings High School in Houston, TX, a school that does not traditionally teach the history of the Holocaust. The personal remembrances of these survivors lead these Texas teenagers to embark on an emotional journey of learning and discovery. Saturday, Jan. 29th at 8:00pm on CBS then streaming on Paramount+ and CBS News Streaming Network.

• The Hate We Can’t Forget: A Holocaust Memorial Special - This special, also hosted by Julianna Margulies, will follow four Holocaust survivors who share their harrowing stories with kids from school districts that don’t teach the history of the Nazi slaughter of six million Jews. Margulies explores the impact and legacy of the Holocaust on a new generation of Gen Z and Millennials – and the dangers of forgetting. Texas high school students discover the story of a survivor and her surprising similarity to their own issues. A pop quiz reveals their lack of knowledge, but they are stunned when they hear Houston Holocaust survivor Ruth Steinfeld’s journey of survival. Woven together are the heart-wrenching, surprising and hopeful stories of Rose and Arthur Gelbart, two child-survivors of the Holocaust who have been happily married for 66 years; and Pieter Kohnstam, who was babysat by Anne Frank before her family was captured. Wednesday, Jan. 26th at 10:00pm on the Smithsonian Channel, then on Monday, Jan. 31st at 10:00pm on MTV.



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• Please mail me (josephforman@gmail.com) no later than 5:00 PM on Friday with the names you would like me to read during the Mi Shebeirach.
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I hope each of you is well. We look forward to sharing Shabbat with our Or Chadash community no matter how you attend.

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