There are days in the year when the heart calls on us to pause together, to look back, and to remember. This year, the reality did not allow us to stand shoulder to shoulder and gather for the ceremony as we are accustomed to, and as we would have wished.

And yet, the memory of the Holocaust continues to be within us, even without an audience in the hall. a deep sense of mission and a desire to grant this day the honor it deserves, the municipal ceremony, led by Mashmaut Center and marking 80 years since the Nuremberg Trials and 65 years since the Eichmann Trial, was recorded with great care, dedication, and thought for each and every one of us.

Precisely in these days, when there are those who seek our harm, it is important to remember that we no longer stand defenseless. We have a state of our own and an army that protects our lives and our future. From this place of strength and security, we must continue to remember and to remind others of the dark periods in history when the Jewish people were persecuted and without protection.

This memory strengthens the meaning of what we have today, and the responsibility to preserve it.

The ceremony was broadcast on Holocaust Remembrance Day on the Kiryat Motzkin Municipality’s Facebook page and YouTube channel at 20:00. It featured participation from Mashmaut Center staff, local youth, educators, and volunteers. The ceremony included testimony readings delivered by participants under the guidance of Dr. Leah Ganor, alongside musical segments.

One of the ceremony’s most powerful moments was the reading of the previously concealed testimony of Yehiel Dinur (Ka-Tzetnik) from the Eichmann Trial, performed by actor and Mashmaut volunteer Gil Danino.