Yesterday, we marked International Holocaust Memorial Day.
For many around the world, this day can feel distant—something remembered through history books, black‑and‑white photographs, and statistics too heavy to fully grasp. But here in Israel, and especially for us at Home of Jesus the King Church, the Holocaust is not only history. It is personal. It is present. It lives in the faces, stories, and fragile hands of people we know and serve.
As believers in Jesus, Holocaust Memorial Day carries a deep and sobering significance. It confronts us with the reality of where hatred, silence, and indifference can lead. It also calls us to remember—faithfully, truthfully, and with humility.
Remembering with Responsibility
The Holocaust was not only the systematic murder of six million Jewish people. It was the result of a long process—of words that became lies, lies that became ideologies, and ideologies that eventually became actions. It began when Jewish lives were devalued, when hatred was tolerated, and when too many chose to remain silent.
Scripture repeatedly calls God’s people to remember—not as a passive act, but as a moral responsibility.
“Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past.”
Deuteronomy 32:7
Remembering the Holocaust is not about dwelling in the past. It is about guarding the future. It reminds us that evil does not always arrive loudly. Often, it grows quietly where truth is ignored and compassion is withheld.
Serving Those Who Carry the Memory
At Home of Jesus the King Church, Holocaust Memorial Day touches our ministry in a very real way.
Through our humanitarian work in Nazareth and Haifa, we serve Jewish families in need, elderly men and women, and Holocaust survivors—many of whom were children during those dark years. Some remember hiding. Some remember hunger. Some remember losing parents, siblings, and entire worlds before they were old enough to understand why.
For them, the Holocaust is not a chapter in a book. It is something carried in the body and the soul.
When we deliver food, provide clothing, assist with basic needs, or simply sit and listen, we are not only meeting practical needs. We are honoring lives that endured unimaginable suffering. We are saying, through action, you are seen, you are valued, and you are not forgotten.
This is part of our calling as followers of Yeshua.
“When you see the naked, to clothe him… then your light shall break forth like the dawn.” (Isaiah 58:7–8)
Standing Against Antisemitism Today
Holocaust Memorial Day also confronts us with a difficult truth: antisemitism did not end in 1945.
In recent years, we have seen a troubling rise in antisemitic rhetoric, violence, and distortion—often disguised as political discourse, conspiracy theories, or selective moral outrage. History shows us that when hatred toward the Jewish people is tolerated, it never remains contained.
As believers in Jesus, we must be clear and courageous: antisemitism is sin.
It contradicts the heart of God. It denies the covenant faithfulness of the Lord. And it ignores the truth that salvation itself came through the Jewish people.
“For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”
Romans 11:29
Standing against antisemitism is not optional for followers of Yeshua. It is a moral, biblical, and spiritual responsibility.
How Believers Can Stand—Wherever They Are
You do not need to live in Israel to stand with the Jewish people.
You can stand by refusing to remain silent when antisemitism appears—in conversations, online spaces, churches, or communities. You can stand by learning, remembering, and teaching the next generation truthfully. You can stand by praying for the peace of Jerusalem and for the healing of those who still carry deep wounds.
And you can stand by supporting work that brings dignity, care, and tangible love to Jewish lives today.
At Home of Jesus the King Church, we believe that remembrance must lead to action. Compassion must be lived. Faith must be visible.
A Call Rooted in Love
Holocaust Memorial Day is not only about grief. It is about resolve.
Resolve to remember.
Resolve to speak.
Resolve to serve.
Resolve to stand.
May we, as believers in Jesus across the nations, choose to be people who remember rightly, love boldly, and act faithfully—so that hatred never finds fertile ground again.
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
Isaiah 40:1
This remains our prayer. And it remains our calling. Amen!