December 17, 2025 – HRA18 On December 14, we gathered for a joint Jewish–Christian celebration of Hanukkah on the Green at Kings Harbor, followed by a Twilight Tour of the Holocaust Garden of Hope. It was a deeply moving evening—marked by light,...
December 16, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Looking back at 2025, we can clearly identify antisemitism as the dominating social force. Following the attack by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, the world started a new season. Since WWII, the world has not experienced...
December 14, 2025 – HRA18 Statement from the Holocaust Remembrance Association The Holocaust Remembrance Association condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific, targeted attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, that took innocent lives...
December 14, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Two elements are mostly connected to Hanukkah: Light and Oil. Light was the first thing God created. He then went on to separate elements that did not belong together. This separation is very symbolic because the...
December 12, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Vayeshev 5786 (2025) Genesis 37:1-40:23; Amos 2:6-3:8. Vayeshev, the name of this Torah portion “and he dwelt” refers to Jacob settling in Hebron. It is really the story of Jacob’s...
