The Holocaust Days of Remembrance (Yom HaShoah) solemnly observes the memory of the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust and honors our Alabama survivors and their families. This year’s meaningful program will feature various speakers including Governor Kay Ivey, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, and Pastor Chris Edmonds, son of World War II hero Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, whose fearless bravery saved the lives of Jewish American soldiers in a prisoner of war camp in Germany. Edmonds recently received the designation of Righteous among the Nations from Yad Vashem.

The program will feature the rededication of a newly planted Anne Frank Tree in Birmingham’s Kelly Ingram Park. Anne Frank, a young Jewish victim of the Holocaust who is famous for keeping a diary of her experiences, often looked out upon a large horse chestnut tree in the garden as she and her family hid from Nazi capture. For her, the tree symbolized freedom as well as nature, which she longed to enjoy once again. In this spirit, we will hold the Anne Frank Tree Rededication at Kelly Ingram Park. The new tree, an American beech, will replace the horse chestnut tree planted 11 years ago.

This program will be livestreamed beginning at 2:00 pm.
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The program is organized by the Alabama Holocaust Commission, Alabama Holocaust Education Center, and The Jewish Community Relations Council of The Birmingham Jewish Federation.

The program is sponsored by: Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem, Alabama Holocaust Commission, Alabama Holocaust Foundation, Beis Ariel Chabad House, Alabama Holocaust Education Center, Birmingham Jewish Federation, Birmingham Jewish Foundation, Chabad of Mobile, Gulf Coast Holocaust Center, Jewish Community Relations Council of the Birmingham Jewish Federation, Jewish Federation of Central Alabama, Jewish Federation of Huntsville and North Alabama, Knesseth Israel Congregation, Mobile Area Jewish Federation, Temple B’nai Israel, Temple B’nai Sholom, Temple Beth-EL (Birmingham), Temple Beth-Or, Temple Emanu-El (Birmingham), Temple Emanu-El (Dothan), Temple Emanu-El (Tuscaloosa), and Temple Mishkan Israel