Background

The Jewish people are committed to memory. Our entire historical consciousness is based on the memory of our people's activities throughout history. In our generation, it is our task to remember the Shoah, the horrible destruction of our people during World War II. What was destroyed were human lives and human potential, not merely Jewish culture but new possibilities for Jewish creativity, not simply six million Jews but the generations that might have come from them. Thus, it is incumbent upon us to remember what we lost.

WHY THE YELLOW CANDLE? For over 40 years, families have come together to light the Shoah Yellow Candle, to remember, teach, and not forget. The yellow candle wax reminds us of the Yellow Star that Jews were forced to wear to identify them as Jews and open them to ridicule and persecution.