Discover Yad Vashem Online (part 1)
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Introducing a series to familiarize you with some of Yad Vashem's extensive online resources exploring Holocaust history. Learn about the Holocaust through survivor testimony, together with Holocaust experts, and by accessing first hand documents, artifacts, photos, and more. Discover more at https://bit.ly/2WUAS0g
Each year, six Holocaust survivors are chosen to light torches in memory of the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust. The torches are lit during the opening memorial ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah), which was held at Yad Vashem earlier tonight (27 April 2022). In addition to lighting a memorial torch, short videos detailing their individual wartime experiences are shown. The playlist below includes the 6 torchlighter videos which were screened during the 2022 ceremony.
Each year, six Holocaust survivors are chosen to light torches in memory of the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust. The torches are lit during the opening memorial ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah), held at Yad Vashem. In addition to lighting a memorial torch, short videos detailing their individual wartime experiences are shown. This playlist includes the 6 torchlighter videos which were screened during the 2021 ceremony.
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