April 19th is Yom HaShoah. As with most Jewish holidays, it begins at sundown the evening before. Yom HaShoah is a new holiday, designated by the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) in 1953, commemorating the victims of the Holocaust. The full name is Yom HaShoah veHagevurah, the Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and the Heroism. It … Continue reading Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day