Yom HaShoah

Monday, May 6 • 7pm

Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is observed by the Jewish community each spring, and is a national memorial day in Israel.  The San Antonio Community observes Yom Hashoah at a different San Antonio synagogue every year. This observance uses Jewish traditions to remember the victims of the Holocaust, we invite all San Antonio Community members to join in remembering those whose lives were lost during the Holocaust.

This year's community observance will include a presentation from the Joshua Greene, author of Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend. Joining the author will be Ivan Wilzig, the son of Siggi Wilzig.

Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of San Antonio and the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio in cooperation with Chabad Center for Jewish Life & Learning, Chabad La Cantera, Chabad of Boerne, Congregation Beth Am, Congregation Agudas Achim, Congregation Rodfei Sholom, Congregation Shalom of San Antonio, Temple Beth-El