Our 6 Million, Summary of Accomplishments Yom Hashoah 2017 The Vision To keep the memory of the Holocaust alive

The Mission To instill a family tradition of remembering the perished

“Just think, perhaps you are the only hope I have. Fulfill it.”

Elie Wiesel, when asked by students what would happen when there were no more holocaust survivors left to tell the story. A Candle for Every Name "What in retrospect starts as a tie that connects between the children to people perished, is really the partnership between The tradition of lighting the Jewish nation and it history." a personal memorial candle Givon elementary school, Nesher with family and friends ensures that the memory "...we felt like we are discovering new of the perished will continue information and uniting together as one nation with a memory." to be heard and their memory Tedhar elementary school, will remain alive Upper Yokneam for future generations. Activities offered Activity Programs designed for different Light a personal memorial candle age groups

Prepare and print a label and attach Select an to a standard existing label memorial candle from the website, Add names to the Names and print Remembered database independently We're Growing - Candles lit

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100,000 7,500 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 We're Growing - 2016 - 1,220 Israeli schools participated Number of People Remembered 2017 - 2,260 Israeli schools participated

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10,000 6,000 Mekif school, Kfar Silver 5,000 75 200 1,000 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

The Chashmonaim school, Mekor Chaim school, Ramat Gan Jerusalem Hagoma school, Kfar Blum Alumot school,

Rotberg High School, Ramat Hasharon Netaim Meitarim, Ber Sheva Ilanot school, Nahariya Moledet school, Beer Sheva Mekif Ort school, Chazor Haglilit Ami Assaf school, Dimona

The Chashmonaim school, Ramat Gan Ulpana in the South Yovel school, "An important and Schools find Added Value meaningful activity for "It's touching and also our national memory." very, very important, "The students really Survey 2017 connecting families connected, receiving a Middle School named for who otherwise would different meaning for this Izhak Rabin, Kiryat Mozkin have no direct personal day by connecting with tie to the holocaust." the story of an individual person. There's no doubt Kiryat Chinuch higher that this elevated their grades, named for Zeev Boym, Kiryat Gat connection to Holocaust Remembrance Day by a few levels." Sheila school, Hadera

"Dealing with remembrance "It connects between people who are gone, with people of "...when every child held a candle in his hand "This activity caused my students and is important and meaningful today. It makes a connection with people who we may with the name of a perished, there was a sort of me to know more details about more in our generation; the have never known about, had it not been for this project. understanding and a change in the perception people who perished in the holocaust, (survivors) generation is People who perished have become our family, relatives from of the enormity of the event; the children were especially about people who are less disappearing - and they are now on. Children who lit candles last year, remembered moved; they related maturely and with sensitivity known to us... we felt like we are the ones who have been and recalled the names of the men and women (on their to the subject. When there is something discovering new information and are passing on the memory to candles). The project becomes more personal. What in tangible that can be touched, there is a true uniting together as one nation with a the next generation." retrospect starts out as a connection between the children understanding with children... which relays the memory." to people perished, is really the partnership between the incomprehensible pain." Jewish nation and it's history." Eidanim school, Tedhar elementary school, Modiin-Macabbi- Reut Givon Elementary school, Nesher Haamar school, Kerem Maharal Upper Yokneam On the Streets of Israel

Distributing candles, Kiryat Mozkin

Rambam Hospital Garden of The Righteous Gentiles, Haifa

National Guard of the IDF

Beit Halochem, Tel Aviv IDC academic institution, Elor organization for (for combat soldiers) Herziliya special needs Israeli Air Force Distributing candles, Organizations Partner too

From Applied Materials Facebook page Schools - Globally

Yeshiva College, Johannesburg, Yeshiva Har Torah, Little South Africa Neck, Long Island, NY

Solomon Schechter School of Sheldon Campus, Las Vegas, NV Schiller Gymnasium, Hof, Germany Westchester, NY Pictured with the Candle

The President of Israel, Mr. Rueven Rivlin Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City

The Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Binyamin Netanyahu & his wife, Sarah Netanyahu

The Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Danny Danon At the UN General Assembly on the The Head Rabbi of Israel, The Mayor of Jerusalem, Mr. Nir Barkat International Holocaust Rabbi David Lau Remembrance Day Our 6 Million in the Media

The most popular news site and portal cpntects in Israel Photographed by Eli Schilowitz Photo-shopped by Nathaniel Jacob Contributed by Yeshiva Har Torah

Our sincere thanks & appreciation to: Our generous donors, for believing in & enabling the activities to exist. The Jerusalem Michlala, The Institute & The Friends of Our 6 Million organization, for your partnership and support during this journey. All the schools, organizations and communities partnering to strengthen this project and establishing it into a tradition. Photographer Melina Brominger for the pictures of the candles Graphic designer, Neli Bonfil, for designing this brochure

Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017 Contact us: [email protected] www.Our6Million.org 2017