Holocaust Remembrance Day. 27 Nissan on the Hebrew Calendar with minor adjustments forward or back so that it is not actually occurring on the Sabbath,
Each year, for the past 21 years, the city of Berkeley has hosted a remembrance event. This year, like the previous several, it ran completely over Zoom. Until recently, when viewing an exhibit at the Magnes Center, I hadn’t realized how extensive the resettlement into the Bay Area had been. Today re-emphasized how many in this area had emigrated, lost family, or managed to survive. We are all getting older.
Light a candle, turn on an electric candle.
No matter the current horrid war, the martyrs of the past deserve to be remembered.
(for extensive information – I recommend Wiki – as per usual).
