Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023

18th April 202327thNisan 5783, Yom HaShoah,Holocaust Remembrance Day Today at10:00 a siren will sound throughout Israel to send out the message that we havenot forgotten those who perished because of hatred, because too many areconvinced by words of hatred and the horror of racism is yet again raising itsugly head.  I havenever met Paul Mirbach, we are friends on Facebook, but his words describingthis day in Israel touched my heart. I asked his permission to use his words toconvey the importance of remembering. Remembering that while so many perishedthe few stood up and fought with enormous courage. HaGevura means courage orbravery. “Likemist softly rolling down the mountain into the valley, gently and quietly, sotoo does the atmosphere here in Israel slowly become solemn, almost as if inpsychological preparation for Yom HaShoah veHagevura. We breathe it in to ourlungs, and we become more pensive, quieter. Our thoughts turn to our history,as we seek a personal connection, to make the day more tangible and meaningfulfor us. The emphasis this yearwill be on "veHagevura", as it marks 80 years to the Warsaw uprising(that ironically began on April 19, the day after Yom Hashoah, 80 years ago),an act of heroic defiance against an unbeatable enemy. It has become a sourceof pride, mixed with both sadness and an inexplicable desire for retributionagainst those inhuman tormentors, who we can no longer hold responsible,because they are no longer among us. Not nearly enough werebrought to justice. But the State of Israel is the most appropriate response towhat they did to us. At least it has been for the last 74 years.” Sheila   -- If the media does not inform us we must inform the mediaMy Website http://www.theviewfrommyveranda.info/Facebook      Sheila Silver Raviv Involvement   http://www.impact-se.org/