DAY OF REFLECTION

Yom HaShoah

Translated Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoahisthedaythatIsraelcommemoratesthesixmillion Jewish victims of the Holocaust. In 2023, Yom HaShoah begins at sundown on Monday, April 17, and ends on the eveningofTuesday,April18.

Yom HaShoah is the Jewish community’s day for internal reflection. Many use the day to educate children, share stories,honorthevictims,andrecognizethesurvivors.

Yom HaShoah is different from International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was observed on January 27, 2023. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is for everyone to remember the victims of the Holocaust, no matter their religion or ethnicity. It is observed on January 27 each year to mark the day that the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and extermination camp was liberated in1945.