If I may, I would like to follow up on an idea expressed earlier by David Kelsey about Yom Hashoa.

We are an ancient civilization. We remain a vibrant one in some sectors, but we are risking our identity by insisting on a death camp culture, or a reaction to our death camp culture. Liberal and secular youth with nominal Jewish identities and education are not at risk at forgetting the Holocaust.

True, they are not at risk at forgetting, but they most definitely are at risk of not telling their children. The challenge of “holocaustism” is not necessarily wearing it on the sleeve as some modern jewish activists do, (akin to invoking the recently abolished slavery in by some black communal leaders) but imparting that firsthand knowlege over to their children and grandchildren. The idea is to be able to spawn future generations that will be equally unable to forget.
I’d like to offer this video perspective on the concept of a “Holocaust Remembrance Day” presented by one of the most brilliant Jewish leaders of our time. Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, who is also well respected (by both religious and non-religious) expresses the significance of consistent remembering – and why holocaust education is so important. A basic working knowlege of modern hebrew is required, and you must watch the entire clip to understand. The man has an incredible way of driving home his point.

äøá éùøàì îàéø ìàå, øáä äøàùé ùì éùøàì ìùòáø, äéä áï ùðúééí ëùôøöä äîìçîä. îäâèå áôåìéï äåà äåòáø ìîçðä äøéëåæ áåëðååàìã ùí äöìéç ìùøåã, éçã òí àçéå, òã ìáåàí ùì äçééìéí äàîøé÷ðéí áàôøéì 1945. äåà øåàä áäòáøú äùåàä ìãåø äöòéø çùéáåú òìéåðä åúåîê ðìäá áîñòåú áðé äðåòø ìôåìéï: “äéùøàìéí ùðñòå îùí çæøå éåúø éäåãéíåäéäåãéí ùðñòå ìùí çæøå éåúø éùøàìéí”.

Dowload the full video here.