in the Holocaust would rather appreciate a Kaddish being said for them and a page of Gemara learned for their soul instead of standing like dumb dodos for 2 minutes. If Israel could implement a Kaddish throughout Israel as loud as the siren, that would be a Kiddush Hashem and something that would make sense for the only Jewish country in the world.

Someone who was BORN when the holocaust finished will now be starting his PENSION - yes, he will be 67 years old. It's time to move holocaust memorial day to the internationally commemorated holocaust memorial day on January 27th and free up this week for Yom haZichron which should also be separated from Independence Day to avoid it being undermined by preparations for barbecues and such.

many of the EU countries, facilitators who live in denial of their roles. There is no denial in Germany.

is what is needed. In this, todays Israel is lacking BS words coming from a spinless leadership who allow missiles to rain on Israeli towns for the past 10 years mean nothing,. When small fry little piss head anti-semites force a leader of Israel to dismiss his soldiers who put their lives on the line 24/7 to protect the Jews of Israel, then the words of a Netanyahu are an insult to the memory of the Kedoshim who were murdered, for being Jews. Mr Netanyahu...you embaress the Jews of Israel and the world by your weakness and your endless parade of meaningless words. Go home and let real Jews represent and lead the state. You are a two time failure.

28 years ago I made Aliyah on Yom Hashoah so it has a double meaning for me.

Who do not seem to have expense problems and find time away from learning and mitzvot to join leftist/Islamofascists demonstrations and give long media interviews including Al Jazeera Iran has interesting spending priorities,while their people cry out for bread

The Holocaust was a true disaster. Note how Jews commemorate it: stooping what they are doing, reflecting on what happened and other manner of peaceful demonstrations honoring the dead. No where is there a call to remove Germany from the map. Compare this to the arab demonstrations, riots and forceful protests over their fictional disaster day events. Now tell me: Which culture honors life while remembering the dead?

I say Kaddish in my hart during the 3 sirens we have in a year. i think most people reflect back. The siren is good - and it unites a nation

the siren is important - and i, like many say a prayer in our harts for the fallen. the siren (as simple as it is) unites us like no other. I have been around the world - never have i seen a nation united like Israel on Yom Hamashoa & Yom Hazikaron. May they all rest in peace.

The corruption of the Balfour for 30 barrels of oil to create a fictitious regime called Jordan, perpetrated when the Jews were totally helpless - renders the guilt of calling Muslims as Palestinians and a 3-state accounted as a 2-state. It is a sad result for the shame brought on the British people by crimes of their rulers - what should be one of the great nations of the modern world is now being destroyed in Shariah payback.

which makes more sense in any event.

this should be the day dedicated to ALL the 40+ victims of Nazi-fascism and to the NAQBA as well. NOT ANY MORE FOR ALL !!

You ask why only Holocaust The answer of course is that never before has an ideology attempted to industrially destroy an entire people - to commit a true genocide. And Yom HaShoah commemorates the loss of the Jewish Family. The Naqba is something entirely different and you disrespect the memory of 6 million Jewish victims by comparing the two. Maybe that's your intention, in which case, you show yourself for what you are.

Fascists r Fascists, as for the arabs who call themselves palis, they were on the Nazi side, and their leader even established the SS Muslim devisions in the Balkan.

Peter,personally I have no problem to buy German goods,fly Lufthansa( in the past),BUT I would NEVER buy German made auto.I know many people, young and old, who do the same.

When did BMW (British Motor Works) become a German company?

Ralph, I will explain slowly Shoah: millions of Jews, faithful to their country of birth (though having a distinct culture, language and genetics), exterminated for being Jewish. "Naqba": Arabs start war of extermination of Jews in all of the Middle East, starting in 1920. The only place they do not succeed is in Israel. Despite support of British who flooded Israel with foreign Arabs, and five Arab armies, the Jews manage to survive. Many Arab civilians (most recent immigrants from neighboring countries) fled the fighting (like always happens in war) but in that war more Jews fled Arab countries. The bottom line: Shoah: 90% dead in 5 years; Naqba: population increases to 1200% in 60 years.

Oh, shut up. This is a solemn day intended by Jews to celebrate the memory of Jews. If you don't like it, tough. Since you do not live in Israel, it really isn't any of your business, is it?

It Bavarian Motor Works, stupid!

Hey stupid! You left out the verb to be "is"

for the victims. And Eretz Israel is the living proof that the Nazis and their murderous crimes were nothing but a gigantic fall of the Germany in those days into utmost brutal savageness. Jewish life, intelligentsia and cultural identity did not only survive but it's again blooming more then ever.