“The Asian Americans who are being abused right now, we have to remember to protect each human life,” said Zoberman. Some say former President Donald Trump set the stage for the attacks by using terms such as “China virus” and another term that is considered a racial slur in reference to the deadly coronavirus. International Holocaust Remembrance Day JANUInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day My great-grandmother was just a child living in Poland when the Holocaust began. Zoberman is also closely monitoring pandemic-inspired attacks against Asians and Pacific Islanders. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last May in Minneapolis. Holocaust Remembrance Day: Israel stops to remember victims All across Israel traffic stopped and people stood in silence to remember the victims of the Holocaust, on Thursday. A protester holds a sign across the street from National Guard soldiers guarding the Hennepin County Government Center Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Minneapolis where testimony continues in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Zoberman called the knee-on-neck chokehold used to kill Floyd Nazi-esque. Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day will be observed this year starting Wednesday evening, 7 April 2021 through Thursday, 8 April 2021. Last year, Zoberman, a member of the Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission, called for the removal of the city’s Confederate monumentfollowing the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. President Reuven Rivlin lays a wreath during a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ap(Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL) The. About Holocaust Remembrance Day Overview Previous Years The Central Theme Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust: Marking 80 Years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Click here Torchlighters Each year, six Holocaust survivors are chosen to light torches in memory of the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust. “Those who marched there with torches - Nazi-style - yelling and shouting in the dark of night ‘Jews will not replace us,'” said Zoberman, referencing the event that started with opposition to the removal of a Confederate monument. Wednesday marks three years since white supremacists descended upon Charlottesville for the “Unite the Right” rally, sparking national attention. April 8 (UPI) - Israelis stood in silence on Thursday morning for the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day to honor 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis during World War II.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |