Please join us for the San Francisco community-wide commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in person for the first time since 2019. Together, we honor the lives lost in the Holocaust and ensure that the lessons of history are never forgotten.

1– 4pm: Workshops, Art Experiences, and Name Reading
Panel Discussion: What Can We Do About Antisemitism?

4pm: Memorial Name Reading
with San Francisco dignitaries and California elected officials

5:00pm: Commemoration 
Yizkor Service with San Francisco clergy and the Israeli Consul General
Keynote: Our Schools: The Fight for the Hearts and Minds of Children
Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in conversation with Dr. Anita Friedman, JFCS Executive Director

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The 2024 Yom Hashoah Community Observance in San Francisco is presented by the Jewish Family and Children’s Services Holocaust Center and the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco in partnership with:

American Jewish Committee (AJC) San Francisco, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Central Pacific Region, Antisemitism Education Initiative, University of California, Berkeley, Brandeis SF, Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Israeli American Council (IAC), Jewish Community Library, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) Bay Area, Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation (JPEF), JIMENA, New Lehrhaus, SF Hillel, San Francisco Interfaith Council.

Participating Congregations:
Congregation Adath Israel, Congregation Am Tikvah, Congregation Anshey Sfard, Congregation Beth Sholom, Congregation Chevra Thilim, Congregation Emanu-El, Congregation Ner Tamid, Congregation Sherith Israel, Magain David Sephardim Congregation, Sha'ar Zahav.