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Holocaust Remembrance Association Statements
The Holocaust Remembrance Association Statement On the Brutal Murder of Kfir and Ariel Bibas
We at the Holocaust Remembrance Association are heartbroken and outraged by the brutal murder of...
The Holocaust Remembrance Association Statement Looking Back on a Year of Antisemitism
Prepared by Dr. Susanna Kokkonen In December 2024 we look back at a year characterized by open...
The Holocaust Remembrance Association Statement on the Vicious Attack Against Israelis in Amsterdam
November 7, 2024 by Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Holocaust Remembrance Association strongly condemns the...
The Holocaust Remembrance Association Statement on the Anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Terrorist Attack in Israel
October 7, 2024, by Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Holocaust Remembrance Association strongly condemns the...
The Holocaust Remembrance Association Statement – Beginning of School Term Fall 2024
August 2024, Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Violent attacks on college campuses, a riot against a Los...
The Holocaust Remembrance Association Statement – Antisemitic Attack on Adas Torah Synagogue
July, 2024, Dr. Susanna Kokkonen - A violent attack took place right by a Los Angeles synagogue...
Holocaust Remembrance Association Blogs
Bloggers (Click to read each author’s contributions):
Blogs by Dr. Susanna Kokkonen
Dr. Susanna Kokkonen is an accomplished author and international speaker, addressing Christian, Jewish, and civic audiences worldwide on topics including the Holocaust, genocide, antisemitism, and contemporary Israel. She has presented her lectures in the parliaments of Canada, Finland, and Sweden, as well as at the European Parliament. Most recently, Dr. Kokkonen served as the Director of Christian Friends of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. In this role, she guided Christian dignitaries, spoke to numerous Christian groups, and organized over 10 Christian Leadership Seminars with participants from more than 50 countries. Dr. Kokkonen’s work continues to foster education and dialogue on vital historical and current issues.
Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day
April 22, 2025 - Dr. Susanna Kokkonen On each January 27, the world observes the International Holocaust Memorial Day so designated due to the liberation of Auschwitz by the Red Army in 1945. Spring has a different day. One specific story of desperation and bravery is...
Pearls of the Torah Portion – Pesach 5785 (2025)
April 18, 2025 - Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Numbers 9:1-14; 28:19-25 During Pesach, which we know as the Passover Festival, we celebrate the end of slavery. Passover is often connected to the Hebrew word dror, freedom or liberty. As we recall the story of Passover in the...
Pearls of the Torah Portion – An Introduction
April 11,2025, Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Pearls of the Torah Portion - An Introduction The original word for the Hebrew Bible is Tanach, which is an acronym of three different words: Torah (Instruction), Nevi’im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings meaning poetry, wisdom...
Let These Images Be Your Inspiration – Be an Upstander!
March 26, 2025, Dr. Susanna Kokkonen There is one story, one particular story for each period or each year. Usually, the story is accompanied by an image. And what would be the enduring image we have of the beginning of 2025? Among the many stories and images, there...
Blogs by Hao Nguyen
Originally from Vietnam, I migrated to Texas in August 2020 and have been living with my stepfather, biological mother, and stepsister. My journey in higher education began as a recipient of the prestigious Chancellor Scholarship at an honors college, where I am majoring in International Business with plans to major in Marketing if finance allow possibly. My academic foundation is supported by full tuition coverage, which enables me to focus on my studies and career development.
Bridges of Compassion – The Untold Stories of Asian Rescuers During the Holocaust: Pt 4, Chiune Sugihara: Saving Thousands with Handwritten Visas
March 19, 2025 by Hao Nguyen. The air changes when we honor our dead. Burning incense fills our home during giỗ (death anniversary ceremony), creating an invisible connection to those who came before us. My family arranges offerings with care—xôi gấc (red sticky rice...
Bridges of Compassion – The Untold Stories of Asian Rescuers During the Holocaust: Pt3: Lieutenant Colonel Young Oak Kim – Resilience and Dedication Despite Discrimination
January 10, 2025 by Hao Nguyen Growing up in Vietnam, my grandfather often shared stories with me as we sat together in the middle of his rice field. One afternoon, as the cicadas buzzed and the warm sunlight cast a golden glow over the fields, he told me about a...
Preserving Our Heritage: Embracing Our Diverse Ethnicities and Cultures
January 8, 2025 by Hao Nguyen Living now in America has presented numerous academic and professional opportunities that have profoundly enriched my life. However, this transition has caused me to drift away from some cherished Vietnamese family practices and...
Preserving Our Heritage: Fostering Empathy and Understanding
December 18, 2024 by Hao Nguyen I recently watched the Vietnamese news on facebook, where they highlighted a concerning trend: many children in Vietnam are increasingly speaking English over Vietnamese. They pointed out that the preference for English often leads to a...
Blogs by Christine Ege
Christine’s early experiences with travel and diverse cultures sparked a lifelong passion for connecting across backgrounds. By age 14, she had lived in various parts of the U.S., forming friendships with people from many cultural communities. This led her to earn degrees in Russian, German, and French Languages and Literatures, including post-graduate studies in interpreting and translation at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. After several years in Norway, Christine and her husband, Steve, settled in Texas, where they have dedicated themselves to numerous volunteer roles. Since 2013, Christine has been a leader with March of Remembrance Texas, passionately advocating against modern-day antisemitism, and she also serves as executive director for a local anti-trafficking organization, where she shares thousands of homemade cookies with the community each year.
Why Should I Care about Israel?
by Christine Ege More than 75 years after the end of World War II, and nearly 65 years after the founding of the State of Israel, antisemitism is far from extinct. In the final chapter of her book, Journey to the Holocaust, Dr. Susanna Kokkonen identifies some of the...
A Recipe for Disaster
by Christine Ege Nuclear weapons development, religious fanaticism, and genocidal threats contribute to an international recipe for disaster, according to Dr. Susanna Kokkonen. In Chapter 11 of her book, Journey to the Holocaust, she describes the shift in Iran’s...
Confronting Symptoms without Addressing the Problem
by Christine Ege In the wake of World War II and the liberation of the remaining concentration camp prisoners, the evidence of unspeakable atrocities committed by the Nazis could no longer be hidden. The world was collectively shocked and horrified at the plight of...
Are We Any Different?
by Christine Ege Studying the Holocaust is far from a simple task. It is unlike any other brief period of history, as its roots are firmly anchored in the centuries and decades leading up to World War II, and its tentacles have continued to affect the world to the...
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