Now More Than Ever Before, We Need to Remind People About the Evil of the Holocaust

By Olivier Melnick - https://harbingersdaily.com/now-more-than-ever-before-we-need-to-remind-people-about-the-holocaust/

It began in 1951 and became an official observance following the passage of a law by the Knesset in 1959. The day is known as Yom HaShoah or Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG’vurah (Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day). It is a solemn day in Israel, when all Jewish citizens remember the day of the Shoah or “catastrophe” (referring to the Holocaust.) At 10 AM, the sirens are heard all over Israel and people stop for two minutes, wherever they are and whatever they are doing, including driving on the highway. I view it as my responsibility to remind everyone about this important date, and I have done so for at least the last 25 years, despite some criticism from those who claim that I overemphasize the topic. Then, October 7, 2023, happened!

It was THE HIGHEST JEWISH DEATH TOLL SINCE THE HOLOCAUST. We often speak of Jewish history pre- and post-Holocaust. We can now talk of modern Israel’s history pre- and post-October 7, 2023. Nothing will ever be the same in Israel and for Jewish people around the world.

After the Holocaust and the end of World War 2, the world was in shock. Nobody was prepared to witness the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis. Even those who physically visited the camps at the liberation had a tough time accepting the reality of so much death, so much torture and so much evil. When General Eisenhower visited the concentration camp in Ohrdruf, Germany, with his troops, including General Patton, who ended up throwing up in the corner of the room where he witnessed all the dead prisoners.