ICEJ MARKS HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY AT YAD VASHEM

In April, the ICEJ took part in the official state ceremonies at Yad Vashem to mark Yom HaShoah, Israel’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. Long-serving ICEJ staff members Nicole Yoder and Corrie van Maanen laid a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance on behalf of our Christian supporters worldwide to honour the memory of the more than six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. The Jerusalem headquarters also produced a special program on Yom HaShoah with live reports from the Yad Vashem campus, as well as the speeches delivered by Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening ceremonies. The program ended with a special greeting and word of thanks from Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen concerning the ICEJ’s work yearround to assist needy Holocaust survivors.