A Rabbi’s World: Yom Hashoah 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008It is marked
on the 27th day in the month of Nisan–a week after the seventh day of
Passover, and a week before Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day for Israel’s
fallen soldiers). Although the date was established by the Israeli
government, it has become a day commemorated by Jewish communities and
individuals worldwide. Surveys
conducted in the late 1950s indicated that young [...]