{"id":264232,"date":"2026-04-12T17:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T17:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/264232\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T17:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T17:28:08","slug":"pasadena-rabbi-among-speakers-at-holocaust-museum-los-angeless-yom-hashoah-commemoration-today-pasadena-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/264232\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasadena Rabbi Among Speakers at Holocaust Museum Los Angeles\u2019s Yom HaShoah Commemoration Today \u2013 Pasadena Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-568280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"400\"  \/>Rabbi Joshua Ratner [PJTC photo]Rabbi Joshua Ratner of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center is among the featured speakers at Holocaust Museum Los Angeles\u2019s annual Yom HaShoah commemoration being held today, Sunday, April 12, at 11 a.m. at the museum\u2019s location at 100 The Grove Drive in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony, titled \u201cYom HaShoah Commemoration: Remembrance and Responsibility,\u201d focuses on preserving Holocaust memory and the obligation of future generations to carry forward the stories and lessons of the Holocaust, according to the museum\u2019s event listing.<\/p>\n<p>Ratner serves as senior rabbi of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, a congregation that has been holding services at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena since its own building was destroyed in the Eaton Fire earlt last\u00a0year.<\/p>\n<p>Other featured speakers at the ceremony include U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman, D-Glendale, and Beverly Hills Mayor Sharona Nazarian. Holocaust survivor Henry Slucki will appear in conversation with\u00a0CNN\u00a0anchor Elex Michaelson and Slucki\u2019s granddaughter, Jenna Perlmutter. Violinist Ilana Kleiman is also scheduled to perform.<\/p>\n<p>According to Holocaust Museum Los Angeles\u2019s event description, this year\u2019s theme \u2014 \u201cRemembrance and Responsibility\u201d \u2014 reflects on \u201cthe preservation of memory and the responsibility of future generations to carry the important stories and lessons from the Holocaust forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yom HaShoah, Hebrew for Holocaust Remembrance Day, is observed annually to commemorate the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust. It falls on the 27th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan, marking the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This year\u2019s ceremony also marks the 81st anniversary of liberation.<\/p>\n<p>Holocaust Museum Los Angeles, 100 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles. 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