International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 | The Power of Solidarity in Preserving and Building a Society in Times of Crisis

On this day, we seek to see the survivors and their legacy as a pillar of fire that will chart the path for us and the world to a humane, decent, and compassionate society.

When? 

• Tuesday, January 27, 2026
• 18:30 – Gathering and refreshments

• 19:00 – Main event

   

Where? 

• Beit Rishonim, Gordon 24, Givatayim

Lecture: “Whole Fragments – The Inspiring Story of Survivors the Day After”

Prof. Hanna Yablonka, Historian of the Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum

Also participating:

The “Inbalim” Representative Choir and the Aharon Shefi Chamber Ensemble of the Givatayim Municipal Conservatory. Conservatory Director: Omri Raveh | Conductor: Ella Glibov

Theatrical vignette: Ghetto Fighters’ House – Theater in the Museum

Panel “With All Their Might” – The Recruitment of Civil Society in Israel

Panel members:

• Dr. Amir Peleg – Chief Historian in Israel of the Claims Conference, member of the Yad Vashem Council
• “Reliving the Horror”: Interviews with Holocaust survivors who survived the events of October 7 in the Western Negev.
• Adv. Hanan Alsanah – Co-Executive Director at "Itach-Ma’aki: Women Lawyers for Social Justice”: Solidarity in times of emergency. The Jewish-Arab emergency center for food package distribution established in Rahat after October 7.
• Merav Lapidot – Retired Deputy Commissioner and former Spokesperson for the Israel Police and the Ministry of Finance. Currently Director of PR for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

For those interested, preliminary tour:

17:30 | Tour of the Givatayim Municipal Gallery which is hosting an exhibition from the Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum: "Past Continuous – Traces of Memory in a Changing World"

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