Virtual ceremony is part of World Jewish Congress’ (WJC) Holocaust Remembrance Day online resources, curating survivor testimony and educational films to remember 75 years since the end of the Holocaust.

With the postponement of international events to mark 75 years since the liberation of the Nazi death and concentration camps and the cancelation of Holocaust commemorations, the WJC has planned an online gathering to be held on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Alongside this, it has produced a selection of videos and films to help people across the globe observe Yom Hashoah. The compilation is part of AboutHolocaust.org, a site WJC created in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to provide young people with basic facts about the Holocaust.

WJC president Ronald Lauder says that Yom Hashoah is the day set aside on the Jewish calendar to remember and mourn the six million Jewish lives that were destroyed in the Holocaust, to honor the bravery and resilience of those who survived, and to ensure that the terrors of the past do not become the future.

“In this time of isolation, it is especially imperative that we come together to share the stories of Holocaust survivors and to further disseminate Holocaust education to ensure that never again really means never again.”

On Monday, April 20, at 11 a.m. EDT, the WJc will host an online Yom Hashoah commemorative ceremony, to which the public is invited. The brief ceremony is expected to last approximately 20 minutes and it will include:

*Opening remarks by WJC President Ronald Lauder

*Reflections by WJC Commissioner for Holocaust Memory Dr. Charlotte Knobloch and WJC Executive Committee Member Amb. Colette Avital, both Holocaust survivors

*An intervention by The Rt. Hon Lord Eric Pickles, UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues

The WJC has also made available a selection of videos and films to help people around the world commemorate Yom Hashoah. These resources are available to Jewish communities, congregations, schools, youth groups, community centers, and the general public.

Find out more about the WJC’s Yom Hashoah materials here.