Yom HaShoah--Holocaust Day

Today was a day of remembrance. A day of saying "never forget." A day to remember the Holocaust.

Every year since 1951, Israel has taken the time out of her day to remember the events of the Holocaust. This is a tall order for the people of today, as the life in Israel seems as hustle and bustle as any first world country.

Standing outside and seeing the whole world stop is heartbreaking... but only because during the holocaust almost no one took the time to focus on what was happening. Well now it is not too late.

The next week I was able to go to the Holocaust museum and see the children's memorial. Outside of the building there was a line from the Bible that stated, "The Candle of G-d is the soul of Man." Inside the memorial there was a room with a single candle lit in the middle. It was surrounded by glass, and behind where people could walk around the circular room was mirrors from the floor to the ceiling. The effect was enormous: in the myriads of reflected light, all one could think of is the very same myriads of children who were taken from this world.














The following week I was actually able to get up early and give my full day to the main exhibit. It took me about 5 hours to go from the ghettos, to the gas chambers, to the righteous people who risked their lives helping to save people from the travesty that was the Holocaust.

...I felt taxed and drained when I left...