{"id":4046,"date":"2023-01-27T15:52:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T20:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/?p=4046"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:52:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T20:52:43","slug":"we-remember-them-intl-holocaust-remembrance-day-january-27th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/?p=4046","title":{"rendered":"We Remember. Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27th"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau,<\/a> the largest Nazi death camp. In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated this day as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD), an annual day of commemoration to honor the victims of the Nazi era. Every member nation of the U.N. has an obligation to honor the memory of Holocaust victims and develop educational programs as part of an international resolve to help prevent future acts of genocide. The U.N. resolution that created IHRD rejects denial of the Holocaust, and condemns discrimination and violence based on religion or ethnicity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rejecting any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event, either in full or in part, the General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution (A\/RES\/60\/7)<\/span><\/a> condemning “without reserve” all manifestations of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin or religious belief, whenever they occur.<\/span><\/p>\n

It decided that the United Nations would designate 27 January -\u2013 the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp — as an annual International Day of Commemoration to honour the victims of the Holocaust<\/span><\/a>, and urged Member States to develop educational programmes to instil the memory of the tragedy in future generations to prevent genocide from occurring again, and requested the United Nations Secretary-General to establish an outreach programme on the “Holocaust and the United Nations”, as well as measures to mobilize civil society for Holocaust remembrance and education, in order to help prevent future acts of genocide.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Holocaust was a turning point in history, which prompted the world to say “never again””. The significance of resolution A\/RES\/60\/7 is that it calls for a remembrance of past crimes with an eye towards preventing them in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jewish Museum Berlin <\/span><\/a>– Shalechet (“Fallen Leaves”) installation by Menashe Kadishman<\/span><\/a> of Tel Aviv. Occupying a corner space called the “Memory Void”, it consists of 10,000 iron faces strewn thickly across the floor. The faces are coarsely stamped but full of expression, with mouths open in suffering. Visitors are permitted to walk on the work. Doing so creates a loud, “industrial” noise and is quite a unique and moving experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Personal Photo –<\/strong>Shalechet (“Fallen Leaves”) Jewish Museum Berlin 2007<\/strong><\/span>
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Ani Ma’amin by Lynette, Ben Sidran: Life’s a Lesson<\/span>
\n Also known as the ‘Varshever geto-lid fun frumer yidn’ (Song of religious Jews in the Warsaw ghetto), the song ‘Ani M’amin’ (I believe) takes its Hebrew words from Maimonedes’ Thirteen Articles of Faith. It is a declaration of faith and certainty that redemption will come in the form of the Messiah, even though he may delay.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ani maamin beemuna shlemah<\/span>
\n B’viat hamashiach<\/span>
\n V’af al pi sheyitmameha<\/span>
\n Im kol zeh achake lo<\/span>
\n B’chol yom sheyavo<\/span><\/p>\n

I believe with a complete belief<\/span>
\n In the coming of the Messiah<\/span>
\n And even though he may tarry<\/span>
\n I will wait for him, whenever he comes<\/span><\/p>\n