Tisha B’Av | תשעה באב: A Day of Collective Mourning and Reflection
Tisha B’Av — the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av — is one of the most solemn and mournful observances in the Jewish calendar. It is a day marked by fasting, introspection, and commemoration, dedicated to remembering a series of catastrophic events that have profoundly shaped Jewish history and identity. The most significant […]
European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti
August 2 marks the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti, commemorating the genocide of Roma and Sinti communities under Nazi rule. On the night of August 2–3, 1944 — in what is known as Zigeunernacht — nearly 4,300 Roma and Sinti were murdered in the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau in a single, coordinated […]