Jewish Life

Yom HaShoah –  Remembrance, Resilience, and Responsibility

Honor memory and strengthen community at this meaningful Yom HaShoah gathering featuring a commemorative service, survivor stories, thoughtful learning sessions, and time to connect in remembrance and hope.
Cost:
Free

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Community Event

Date:
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Time:
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free

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Holocaust Remembrance Day

Join the North Peninsula Jewish community for a meaningful Yom HaShoah commemoration rooted in remembrance, resilience, and responsibility.

Program Details:

  • 1:30 PM: Names in Memoriam, recorded by community members.
  • 2:00-2:45 PM: Holocaust Commemoration Service.
  • 2:45-3:15 PM: Gather with friends, old and new, over a light reception.
  • 3:15-4:00 PM: Learning Sessions – Personal Stories
    • JFCS Holocaust Center Speakers Bureau – testimony from a hidden child
    • JFCS Holocaust Center archivist – Bay Area survivor stories as told through historical artifacts
    • and more…
  • 4:15-5:00 PM: Learning Sessions – Ensuring “Never Again”
    • Peninsula Multifaith Coalition – Lessons of Resilience from the work of Victor Frankl
    • StandWithUs Northern California – Antisemitism, Islamism and Antizionism after the Shoah
    • and more…

Friends from all backgrounds are warmly welcome.


Location: Burlingame (Exact location will be shared upon registration)