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YOM HASHOAH

The JCCV has been the long-time host of the annual Victorian Jewish community Yom Hashoah commemoration. The commemoration provides an opportunity for our community to come together to remember the six million Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust and to pay tribute to the courage of the survivors.

Photo credit: Peter Haskin
Photo credit: Peter Haskin
Photo credit: Peter Haskin
Photo credit: Peter Haskin
Photo credit: Peter Haskin
Photo credit: Peter Haskin
Photo credit: Peter Haskin
Photo credit: Peter Haskin
Photo credit: Peter Haskin
Photo credit: Peter Haskin
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Holocaust survivors and their descendants share their family’s testimony during the commemoration and light memorial candles for those who did not survive.
Students from Jewish schools, Jewish youth movements and members of Jewish cultural groups all contribute to the commemoration through songs, music, poetry readings and reflections.
Melbourne attracted the largest number of Holocaust survivors outside Israel and the Melbourne Jewish community was invigorated with the arrival of Holocaust survivors from Europe following World War II. Many community leaders and members today are the descendants of Holocaust survivors from Poland, Hungary, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia and other European countries.
Yom Hashoah Commemoration 2025 - Digital Program

To access this years’ program, click here.

Photo Gallery

To view the 2025 photo gallery, click here.

Video of Commemoration

To view the video of the entire 2025 commemoration, click here.

Honouring Memory Through Learning

Learn more about the moving pieces chosen for this year’s commemoration:

Vilne: Explore more about the role that music played in the Vilna Ghetto, from Yad Vashem

Journeys of Hope: Peter Gaspar OAM story on ABC

Unter Dayne Veyse Shtern: The life of Avraham Sutzkever, Yiddish poet, from the National Library of Israel

Haomnam: The story behind one of Leah Goldberg’s famous and touching poems, from the National Library of Israel (Hebrew)

Partisan Hymn: A testimony to Jewish resilience, learn more about the hymn, from Yad Vashem

To access the 2024 program, click here.

To view the 2024 community video presentation, click here.

To view the 2024 photo gallery, click here.

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Questions? Contact us today on +61 3 9272 5566 or email us at community@jccv.org.au

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