Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is the day set aside to remember the approximately six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The Holocaust Center has been holding a community-wide commemoration every year since the establishment of the Center in 1980. The commemoration includes a candle-lighting ceremony in which six candles are lit in memory of the six million and three additional candles are lit in honor of the Veterans, the Liberators, and the Righteous, those non-Jews who risked their lives to save the lives of their Jewish friends and neighbors. The candle-lighters are composed of Holocaust Survivors and/or descendants, community members, and lay leaders.
2024 Commemoration Program
This year’s commemoration will be held on May 6, 2024, at 7 pm in Chatham University’s Campbell Memorial Chapel. In addition to the candle lighting ceremony, the commemoration will include a film made by Chatham University students featuring local Holocaust survivors, music played by members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, songs and poetry performed by middle and high school students, and a memorial for local survivors who have passed away.
RSVP for in-person attendance here.
RSVP for the virtual livestream here.
For more information, call: 412-421-1500 or email csahovey@hcpgh.org
Past Program Recordings
