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Zikaron Basalon

Holocaust survivor Tommy Shaham gives testimony during a Zikaron BaSalon living room commemoration in this undated photo. (Courtesy of Zikaron BaSalon)
April 13, 2026, 8:08 am
From generation to generation: Holocaust and Oct. 7 meet in intimate salon memorials
As the Zikaron BaSalon program grows to over 2 million participants worldwide, former hostages and their families learn from survivors how telling their stories can aid in rehabilitation
By Bernard Dichek
Tamar Pearlman, left, niece of Hamas hostage Alex Dancyg, speaks about her uncle's Holocaust history at a Zikaron Basalon event in Jerusalem on Holocaust Remembrance Day, May 5, 2024. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
May 6, 2024, 3:35 am
Hostage’s niece tells their family’s Holocaust and Oct. 7 stories
Jerusalemites gather for a different kind of Zikaron Basalon, as Tamar Pearlman hopes family’s story of survival will help Alex Dancyg withstand Hamas captivity
By Jessica Steinberg
Dr. Arnold Clevs and former Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy at a Zikaron BaSalon event at Levy's home in Tel Aviv on May 1, 2024. (Shoshanna Solomon)
May 3, 2024, 8:19 am
At Holocaust commemoration in Eylon Levy’s living room, Oct. 7 atrocities loom large
The former government spokesman hosted survivor Dr. Arnold Clevs as part of the Zikaron BaSalon series ahead of an Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day suffused with recent tragedy
By Shoshanna Solomon
The Waze navigation app will map more than 1,200 Zikaron Basalon gatherings and events across Israel dedicated to Holocaust remembrance. (Courtesy)
May 2, 2024, 10:48 pm
Microsoft, Meta and Google’s Waze provide tech for Holocaust remembrance projects
Ahead of Yom Hashoah, Microsoft rolls out AI platform for Zikaron Basalon events with survivors; Google’s Waze navigation app will map 1,200 meeting locations across Israel
By Sharon Wrobel
Sarah Jackson (2nd right) sits with three revelers who fled the Supernova festival massacre and sheltered in her Kibbutz Sa'ad home, in a Channel 12 report, January 25, 2024. (Channel 12 screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 25, 2024, 8:34 pm
Partygoers who fled Supernova massacre reunite with Holocaust survivor who hid them
In first meeting since Oct. 7, Sarah Jackson of Kibbutz Sa’ad recounts experience of Holocaust to 3 Israelis who sheltered with her, expresses hope for peace
By Reuters
Gal Gadot hosted Holocaust survivor Celina Biniaz at her LA home for a Zikaron Basalon event on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 18, 2023 (Courtesy Tori, DMWA)
April 20, 2023, 7:41 am
Gal Gadot hosts Holocaust survivor for remembrance event in her LA home
Celina Biniaz, the youngest female survivor rescued by Oskar Schindler, speaks to Hollywood A-listers
By Jessica Steinberg
The artists and Holocaust survivors who participated in 'Paskol Shlishi,' an album of Holocaust-inspired music organized by Zikaron Basalon and Galgalatz for Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023 (Courtesy Zikaron Basalon)
April 17, 2023, 2:28 pm
Mainstream Israeli artists make an album of new music to connect youth to Holocaust
‘Paskol Shlishi’ brings mix of major Israeli musicians together with survivors to inspire 13 original songs about the WWII genocide
By Jessica Steinberg
Holocaust survivor Yosef Hershkovitz shares his story on stage with Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy at the Knesset's first Zikaron Basalon event, in honor of Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, on April 26, 2022. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesperson)
April 26, 2022, 11:51 pm
‘Take care of this country,’ Holocaust survivor tells youths at Knesset memorial
Parliament hosts its first-ever Zikaron BaSalon, which invites survivors to tell young people their stories in close conversation, ahead of main memorial events Thursday
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Israelis watch the testimony of a Holocaust survivor during a meeting as part of 'Zikaron Basalon' project, on the eve of the Holocaust Remembrance Day, in Moshav Kidmat Tzvi, April 7, 2021. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
April 25, 2022, 5:25 pm
Digital partnership takes Zikaron BaSalon’s Holocaust testimony events global
Joining forces with the USC Shoah Foundation, Bringing Testimony Home program will allow survivors’ stories to be heard globally for generations to come
By ToI Staff
A woman and a girl read the names of Holocaust victims. (Courtesy of Yad Vashem)
April 20, 2020, 3:50 pm
This Yom Hashoah, survivors must bear witness from their living room lockdowns
Grassroots initiatives like Zikaron BaSalon get same boost in attendance as large groups, as events canceled due to COVID-19 force memorials online. (Includes links to ceremonies)
By Yaakov Schwartz
Holocaust survivor Jerry Aviram speaks at a Zikaron BaSalon event in Tel Aviv, May 4, 2016. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
May 7, 2016, 11:42 pm
‘Living Room Memories’ allows Holocaust survivors to tell their stories at home
The ‘Zikaron BaSalon’ series of events pairs hosts and survivors who give their testimonies in Israel and abroad
By Luke Tress and Brandon Berry
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