May We Never Forget

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah. This morning, a siren sounded throughout Israel for two minutes; all paused in memory of the six million Jews murdered.

Fewer Holocaust survivors are around each year to help us remember. These survivors believe in the importance of educating younger generations on the tragedy. We must learn from the lessons of the past in order to avoid making the same mistakes.

So take a moment and remember today. Read and learn; teach your children. May we never forget.

Annexed by Sharon Dogar (Young Adult Fiction)

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (Adult Non-Fiction Film)

Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto by Susan Goldman Rubin (Children's Non-Fiction)

It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust by Elizabeth Bettina (Adult Non-Fiction)

The Long Road Home: The Aftermath of the Second World War by Ben Shephard (Adult Non-Fiction)

Remembering Survival: Inside a Nazi Slave-Labor Camp by Christopher R. Browning (Adult Non-Fiction)