April 8 — Holocaust Memorial Day

March 31, 2026

A boxcar that carried Jews to the death camps.
A boxcar that carried Jews to the death camps.
Memorial to Jewish Soldiers and Partisans.
Memorial to Jewish Soldiers and Partisans.
Entrance to the “Children’s Memorial” at Yad VaShem.  This memorial is dedicated to the memory of those children who were killed by the Nazis.
Entrance to the “Children’s Memorial” at Yad VaShem. This memorial is dedicated to the memory of those children who were killed by the Nazis.
Tree of Humanity.
Tree of Humanity.
The pillar commemorates the chimneys of the crematoria while the grey blocks of concrete that lead up to it symbolize the destruction caused by the Nazis.
The pillar commemorates the chimneys of the crematoria while the grey blocks of concrete that lead up to it symbolize the destruction caused by the Nazis.

In Jerusalem, Yad Vashem is a multifaceted complex in Jerusalem to honor the memory of the Jews who died in the Nazi Holocaust.