International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The focus of Holocaust Remembrance Day Sunday was remembering those killed by Nazi Germany, but with October’s attack lingering in the background. The message was clear, never forget.

Holocaust Remembrance Day is somber reminder of millions lost as Oct. 7 attack renews the pain

With a mournful violin playing in the background, Holocaust survivors, their sons, daughters and grandchildren, took turns lighting candles, eight in all.The candle lighting highlighted Sunday afternoon’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day held by the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples will host a free community program honoring Holocaust victims, including a former Naples resident whose courageous survival story is now featured in a local educational theatre production.

Arts & Culture

Holocaust Remembrance Day program in Naples April 17

WGCU Staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples community event features a memorial service and Gulfshore Playhouse performance.

Students take a tour at the Holocaust Museum in Naples. The Holocaust Museum works with local Holocaust survivors to educate and to inspire others.

Holocaust Museum in Naples works to put faces to the Holocaust

Katie Fogarty

January 27 will mark the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration camp. In 2005, the United Nations declared that day International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center in Naples is among organizations recognizing the anniversary and working to educate future generations about the Holocaust.

Yom HaShoah: Commemorating the Jewish Victims of the Holocaust

Matthew F Smith

The atrocities of the Holocaust are the focus of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day in late January, but the observation of Yom HaShoah in late…