On April 13, the Holocaust and Jewish Immigration Memorial of São Paulo hosted a deeply moving and significant ceremony: the Yom HaShoah. Organized by the Jewish community of São Paulo, the event brought together hundreds of people, with a notable presence of young participants, Holocaust survivors, community leaders, authorities, and representatives of civil society.

The opening featured institutional speeches highlighting the importance of memory as an active tool for awareness. Claudio Lottenberg, president of CONIB, stressed that remembering the Holocaust also means taking responsibility for the present: “Yom HaShoah cannot be just memory; it must always serve as a warning.” He emphasized that tragedies begin long before extreme acts—through words, indifference, and the normalization of prejudice.

Célia Parnes, president of the Jewish Federation of São Paulo,........

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