JEWISH Washington, DC

US Congressional Holocaust Commemoration for Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022

Congressional Holocaust Commemoration 2022 Greek Jewish survivor David Baruch gave testimony, and members of Congress and foreign dignitaries – including the ambassadors of Greece, Israel, and Portugal, and the spokesperson for the Japanese embassy – also spoke. Representatives of the Embassy of Germany, and other nations were also among the attendees at the January 27 online event. “Heroes and Memory” The theme for the 2022 commemoration was “Heroes and Memory” with descendants of the “Righteous Among the Nations” and those whom they rescued taking part in the event, including Nobuki Sugihara, son of Chiune Sugihara, and Sugihara survivor Nathan Lewin, a well-known Washington lawyer. Learn More Read more about the Congressional Holocaust Commemoration 2022 Watch Congressional Holocaust Commemoration 2021 Find more Jewish Cultural Events

Raoul Wallenberg Day

Raoul Wallenberg On October 5th, 1981, Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who disappeared in January 1945 after saving the lives of tens of thousands of persecuted people during World War II, became the second person in history to be awarded Honorary U.S. Citizenship. Raoul Wallenberg Day is commemorated every year in the State of New York and following the IRWF’s initiative, has been proclaimed in many other U.S. states. Saving the lives of tens of thousands of Jews in Budapest With the support of the World Jewish Congress and the American War Refugee Board, the Swedish Foreign Ministry sent Wallenberg to Budapest in July 1944 to help protect the 200,000 Jews who remained in the capital. From October 15, when the Arrow Cross seized power, to the liberation of the capital three months later, Wallenberg saved Jews through a variety of means—by issuing thousands of protective documents, by establishing the International Ghetto of protected houses, and by securing their release from deportation trains, death march convoys, and labor service brigades—all at significant risk to himself. Raoul Wallenberg around the World Canada: January 17th Sweden: August 27th Argentina: September 14th Learn More Find more Jewish Cultural Days