Preserving the fragments of the Shoah - 04/12/18

1. Israel commemorates the Holocaust
   This morning across Israel, sirens blared at ten A.M, beginning a day of reflection, as Israel commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day. This is a solemn day when Jews all over the world look directly into the past to face the horrors of Hitler’s “Final Solution”,as well as to the future.
2. March of the living kicks off in Poland
   Yoni Kempinski, Arutz Sheva Correspondent speaking from the Auschwitz Death Camp about how leaders from around the world have joined the annual 3-KM trek from Auschwitz to Birkenau.
   3. Preserving the fragments of the Shoah
   Israel’s Yad Vashem is a museum committed to preserving every last piece of evidence of the Holocaust that includes testimonials from Survivors, documents from the Nazi regime and many more, today there are only about 80,000 holocaust Survivors still alive in Israel which is why preserving their artifacts is more important now than ever.
   4. Supporting the survivors who remain
   Orly Sivan, Director Of The Aviv Association For Holocaust Survivors speaking at ILTV Studio about the Israeli non-profit organization that makes sure that Holocaust survivors are protected and supported.
   5. Israeli Labour party severs ties with Corbyn
   The head of Britain’s Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has been promoting Anti-Semitism in the U.K and headlines just broke that Corbyn and some staffers belonged to a secret Facebook group that regularly dealt in Anti-Semitic talks.
3. Guatemala to move Embassy to Jerusalem
   Guatemala is officially set to become the second country to move its embassy to Jerusalem, effectively recognizing the city as the capital of Israel. Guatemala’s new embassy is set to open its door on May sixteenth, just two days after Netanyahu cuts the red tape at the new, Jerusalem-based American Embassy.
   7. Conflicting stories at the Gaza border
   The clashes along the Gaza border have been the center of intense global debate. At the core of this is the question of Israel’s use of force, and at times, lethal force. And days ago a video apparently taken at the Gaza border, though filmed back in December, added fuel to this controversy.
4. Israeli T.V. hits the Croisette
   Alon Rapaport, Director of ‘Spark Hackathon’ speaking at ILTV Studio about the hackathon that targets day to day challenges facing survivors in Israel.
   9. The 900 day siege of Leningrad
   Maxim Reider, Jerusalem Post Correspondent speaking at ILTV Studio about amazing stories of music, heroism, and fighting back the Nazis.
5. Top five ways to remember
   With Holocaust memorial day coming to a close, and Yom Hazikaron or memorial day less than a week away, here are the top fives ways that Israelis commemorate their lost loves ones.
6. Hebrew word Of The Day: : LACH’SHOV | לחשוב = TO REFLECT/CONSIDER

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "Lach'shov" which means "to reflect"

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