![]() The Holocaust is both too recent and too large. Similarly, the 10th day of the month of Tevet is a fast day that has long served as a day of mourning for those whose dates of death are unknown.įor many other Jews, these dates are insufficient. Ostensibly, that grief is for the destruction of the two temples, but there is a long history of its being co-opted as a day of mourning later calamities. The 9th day of the month of Av, for example, is a day of grief and mourning. Many religious Jews (including the Israeli rabbinate) felt that dates already existed to commemorate such tragedies. Donation receipt for fundraising for the memorial to the fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto. Poster for the Jewish Day of Remembrance, incorporating commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, held in Melbourne in 1980 with speakers Marcus Einfeld QC and Abram Zeleznikow, Ghetto Fighter and Partisan. Controversial from the outset, it represented the Israeli government’s compromise position on a long-standing debate that concerned how we should memorialise the Holocaust. The first commemoration of Yom HaShoah took place in 1951 – almost sixty years before the first commemoration of IHRD. The history of Yom HaShoah: how did Nisan 27 become a day of Holocaust Remembrance? Then, on the 27th of Nisan, we commemorate Yom HaDhoah.Īside from both dates happening to fall on the 27th of their respective months, they have little else in common, and they both entered the popular consciousness by a curious route. On the 27th of January every year, we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD). For student and adult visitors, therefore, a visit to our museum marks an opportunity to remember the Holocaust.įor most members of the public, who do not live with thoughts of the Holocaust, the calendar provides two key moments on which to pause and to reflect. Moreso, we are also always finding ways to preserve and transmit the testimonies of our survivors so that future generations might be able to engage meaningfully with the subject. ![]() By Dr Simon Holloway | Head of Education When do we remember the Holocaust?Īt the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, we find ourselves perpetually remembering the Holocaust. ![]()
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