Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLXXVII: "Holocaust and War on Gaza"
written on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day
at 10 A.M
a two-minute siren blares
across Israel ...
a skeletal house's shadow
darkens a Gazan's lined face
FYI: For more poems, see Special Feature: Selected Poems for Reflections on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 24: Israel Commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day With Two Minutes of Nationwide Silence
In attendance at the Yad Vashem ceremony are PM Netanyahu, President Herzog and Holocaust survivors.This year's commemorative events center around the theme of '80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany'
April 25: Beyond Jewish Suffering: Israel's Holocaust Education Finally Includes Other Victims of the Nazis
Sarit Zeibert, an Israeli academic who studies persecuted minorities in Nazi Germany, would like to remind everyone that the United Nations Charter calls for the commemoration of all minorities persecuted by the Nazi regime. "When you examine the media and the curricula in other countries, you do see reference to all groups of victims."
And April 24: Activists hang signs of Gazans harmed during war on eve of Yom HaShoah: 'Remembering the Holocaust means looking at reality'
Activists hung signs throughout Jerusalem on Wednesday night, showing the harm to residents of the Gaza Strip during the war. "As Jews, we feel that remembering the Holocaust means looking at reality directly and fighting against dehumanization," the activists who hung the signs said. "On this day, it is important to remember that 'never again' should be a message of responsibility that rests on the shoulders of all of us to oppose starvation, ethnic cleansing and genocide."
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLXXVIII: "just one pita"
just one pita
to split among our four kids
for tomorrow ...
with news on mute, I feel bombarded
with questions of what's left unsaid
FYI: Haaretz, April 25: 'We'll Die Whether From Hunger or the Bombing': Gaza Faces Critical Food Shortage
The food shortage is the biggest challenge for most Gazans now. Eight weeks have passed since Israel stopped allowing aid into the Strip, and experts are warning of a sudden and rapid decline in health due to the shortages of food, clean water and medicine.
