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Honoring Victims of the Holocaust

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Remember One of the Six Million

Get a name

You will be entrusted with the name of one victim of the Holocaust

Light a candle

You will be able to light a virtual memorial candle in their memory

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Share words, view other candles and continue to honor your victim in the future

Roman Vishniac. Children seeking light and air outside their basement home, Krochmalna Street, Warsaw, ca. 1935-38 © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography

We Stand Against Anti-Semitism

Illuminate was created to shine light into the darkest corner of modern history, the Holocaust, by honoring the memory of victims who were murdered because they were Jewish. Now, more than ever, lessons from the Holocaust of the toxic power of unchecked hate need to be taught forcefully.

Today, we must stand vigilant in the face of rising Anti-Semitism to make sure the world is not silent, as it was in the 1930's when the scapegoating and hatred of the Jew became a focus of German society. As we witness similar and frightening patterns reemerge, all of us at Illuminate stand against Anti-Semitism in all its forms and expressions.

Please join us in raising awareness of this troubling trend.

Foundations of Illuminate

Names

There is a whole world in a name, from the identification of a self, to the mark of a family, to the imprint of a soul...

Light

Lighting candles in the Jewish tradition is both ritual and metaphor. It is a symbol of life, a means to mark the transition in time from the profane to the sacred...

Memory

Understanding, remembering, and honoring the past is essential in Jewish tradition. Memory is individual, familial and communal...