Yom HaShoah

Normally, when thinking about the 11th of April, I usually think about my birthday. But this year there is a remembrance that is even more important. Tomorrow is Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in which we remember the six million killed in the concentration camps during the in the Holocaust.

The idea of remembrance is so very important in that we keep alive the story of what happened during that time and remember those whose lives were so ruthlessly cut short. Remembrance is so very important in that the farther we get away from those times, the easier to say that it did not happen, but remembrance reminds us that it did, and it must never be allowed to happen again. We must continue to hold the memory of these department men and women for as long as time continues. We must continue to remember to refute the lies and propaganda that are told. We must continue to remember so that we can let our children and grandchildren know that this happened and that they must guard against this happening. We must continue to remember so that no one is ever forgotten and that no one's life was lived in vain.

I recommend that during this time that you visit the nearest Holocaust Museum near you (even if you have to do it online such as at http://www.ushmm.org/; take in the exhibits, do not turn away from them and remember-let the memories of what happened burn into your mind to the point where you do not forget...or you can go to the Shoah foundation website (the Shoah foundation started by Steven Spielberg) at http://college.usc.edu/vhi/ , take in the testimonies and remember.

Do not let the six million have died in vain, keep their memory alive, keep it burning for future generations, so that this will NEVER happen again.