Last night marked the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising commemorated with televised ceremonies at Yad Vashem in Israel.

Today is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust and Heroes Remembrance Day.

Tomorrow a ceremony at the US Capitol will be televised at 10:30 am to remember the victims of the Holocaust, honor the survivors, and pay tribute to the rescuers and liberators.

Next week the only recognized democracy in the Middle East will commemorate its memorial day, followed by the celebration of the 75th birthday of the modern state of Israel.

At the Day of Remembrance ceremony in Washington, DC in 2001 Elie Wiesel shared “…We tell these stories because perhaps we know that not to listen, not to want to know will lead to indifference. Indifference is never an answer. Whoever hates, hates everybody. Whoever kills, kills more than his victims…”

May you and I be inspired to confront and speak out against any forms of antisemitism, hate, prejudice and genocide.

-Harriet