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During Passover we celebrated the liberation of the Israelites from their slavery in Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. Two weeks later, we celebrated the independence of the Jewish Nation and the establishment of the modern State of Israel. Prior to celebrating our independence, we commemorate the Holocaust in a special remembrance day, and the fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism on a separate Memorial Day.
While most Jews lived in the Diaspora in the last 2,000 years, there were always small Jewish communities in the Land of
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Israel. Since the late 19th century many more Jews have come from overseas to settle the land in the hope of building a State for the Jewish people here. Most of these new settlers came from Europe. The Second World War not only stopped this process but brought with it the massive annihilation of the European and North African Jewry. At the end of the war there were over a million Jewish refugees out of Israel that had no place to go. Many nations realized that establishing a Jewish State was a necessary step for the protection of the Jewish people. And accordingly, the UN passed a resolution calling for the establishment of the State of Israel 61 years ago.
On the 27th day of Nisan (that falls this year on April 21st) we commemorate the Jews who perished and those who showed resistance and heroism during the Holocaust. In the years 1933-1945, millions of Jewish people suffered under the terror of Nazi rule, where anti-Jewish propaganda, segregation, and then mass murder were the norm. The modern German anti-Semitism was based on racial ideology which stated that the Jews were sub-human and the main cause of Germany's problems, while the Aryan race was ultimately superior. In the Holocaust, approximately 6 million Jewish men, women, and children were murdered.
This issue describes how Israel commemorates the holocaust. You may read more about the Holocaust at the following links: Yad Vashem - The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority; The Knesset site; Wikipedia; and the HebrewOnline blog.
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לְהִתְרָאוֹת,
Lehitra'ot,
See you again,
Shira Cohen-Regev
The HebrewOnline Team
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| The Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel |
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Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day (יוֹם הַשּוֹאָה והגבורה, Yom Hasho'a veHaGvura) is a national day of commemoration in Israel. It is a solemn day, beginning at sunset on the 27th of the month of Nisan and ending the following evening. During this day, places of entertainment are closed by law, Israeli television and radio stations air Holocaust documentaries and Holocaust-related talk shows, and low-key songs are played on the radio. Flags on public buildings are flown at half mast and memorial ceremonies are held throughout the country.
On the eve of the Holocaust Remembrance Day there is a state ceremony at Yad VaShem, the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Authority, in the presence of the President of the State of Israel and the Prime Minister, dignitaries, survivors, children of survivors and their families. In this ceremony, six torches, representing the six million murdered Jews, are lit.
On the following morning at 10:00, air-raid sirens are sounded for two minutes throughout the entire country. For the duration of the siren, work is halted, people walking in the streets stop, cars pull off to the side of the road and everybody stands at silent attention in reverence towards the victims of the Holocaust. Afterwards, memorial ceremonies are held in many sites of remembrance, schools, military bases, municipalities and work places.
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שׁוֹאָה
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Transcription: sho'a
Part of speech: Noun, feminine
Literal Meaning: holocaust
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גְּבוּרָה
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Transcription: gvura
Part of speech: Noun, feminine
Literal Meaning: heroism, bravery
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שִׁשָּׁה מִילְיוֹן
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Transcription: shisha million
Literal Meaning: six million, 6,000,000
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The Jewish Partisan Song
שִׁיר הַפַּרְטִיזָנִים הַיְּהוּדִים
Words (in Yidish): Hirsch Glick
Translation (to Hebrew): Avraham Shlonsky
Music: Dmitri and Daniel Pokrass
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This song was composed in the Vilna Ghetto by the Jewish poet Hirsch Glick after receiving the news about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This song later became the general anthem of the Jewish partisans, who defied their Nazi oppressors by actively taking part in an underground war of resistance.
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Literal meaning
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Transcription
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The song
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Never say: this is my final road,
The daylight was hidden by the cloudy skies!
As the day we've longed for is rising and coming up,
And our step beats out: we are here!
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al-na tomar: hine darki ha'axrona,
et or hauom histiru shmey ha'anana!
ze yom nixsafnu lo od ya'al veyavo,
umits'adenu od yar'im: anaxnu po!
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אַל נָא תֹּאמַר: הִנֵּה דַּרְכִּי הָאַחֲרוֹנָה,
אֶת אוֹר הַיּוֹם הִסְתִּירוּ שְׁמֵי הָעֲנָנָה!
זֶה יוֹם נִכְסַפְנוּ לוֹ עוֹד יַעַל וְיָבוֹא,
וּמִצְעָדֵנוּ עוֹד יַרְעִים: אֲנַחְנוּ פֹּה!
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You can listen to the Paritsan song sang on the opening ceremony of Yom HaSho'a in Yad vaShem.
You may also read the whole song in Hebrew and Yidish and listen to other renditions here.
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Jewish Partisans in Ukraine
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Amichai (Amikhai, Amihai)
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Male
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The Modern Era
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My people is alive, my nation survives.
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Zionism and Redemption
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Nehama (Nechama)
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Female
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The Middle Ages Till The 19th Century
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Condolence, consolation, comfort; redemption, salvation.
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Feelings and Personal Traits, Zionism and Redemption
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| HebrewOnline blog - Share your personal story with us! |
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Please share with us your stories! Send us your anecdotes about traveling to Israel, making Aliya or any other story you wish to share with us.
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הי כל הכבוד לכם
אני מודה לכם על עזרתכם לי כי לומד עברית
ועל מכתבים מכם להסביר לי איך החיים של אנשים בישראל
תודה רבה ושלום רב
חג פסח שמח וכשר
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Driesjat sjalom le koelam
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I am from china. Today I saw chinese version of the Dead Sea Scriptures which is translated from English language. At present,I can't find a Dead Sea Scriptures, which should be from Hebrew,because few knows Hebrew well,but those who know it are not interested in its' translation.
I had learnt a little Hebrew,but I can't read Hebrew smoothly,not mention to translate the Scriptures into chinese. So I hope to continue to study Hewbrew further in order to finish it in the future.May I go to Israel to study Hebrew for a few years?
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