Join popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to journey through an array of music – Broadway, pop, opera & more – exploring the theme of remembrance along the way. This “Holocaust & Heroism Remembrance Day” has become a day commemorated by Jewish communities and individuals worldwide. Songs of Remembrance: A Multi-Genre Musical Commemoration of Yom HaShoah: April 8th from 11:00am-12:15pm. ln the early 1950s, Israel’s parliament passed a resolution establishing Yom HaShoah. You can view the live streaming event online here: youtu.be/Lo2npAHWA6M Organized by the Cantors and Rabbis Association of Greater San Jose and Congregation Shir Hadash, in partnership with Congregation Beth David, Congregation Sinai, Temple Emanu-El, and Jewish Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley Yom Hashoah Commemoration, April 7 from 7:00-8:15pm. A virtual community-wide commemoration of Yom HaShoah. To learn more about the impact of Operation Dignity, click here. 100% of all dollars raised will go to serve the emergency needs of Holocaust survivors in our community. This effort raised over and beyond the $45,000 that will be matched dollar for dollar by The KAVOD SHEF Initiative that is in partnership with Seed The Dream Foundation. This year, in the lead-up to Yom Hashoah, Jewish Silicon Valley and Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley teamed up on Operation Dignity to support emergency needs (medical, dental, vision, food, and home services/repair needs) for local Holocaust survivors. We encourage you to learn more about the Survivors Association and to participate in the observance that feels right to you. At Jewish Silicon Valley, we are marking this somber and deeply resonant occasion in a number of ways, many of which are listed on the Silicon Valley Holocaust Survivors Association web page. Jewish communities around the world commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the evening of April 7th and on April 8th this year.
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