Parents

Six million is a difficult number to fathom– but the fate of one little boy or girl in Italy, Poland, or Germany tells a story that a young person instantly understands. Remember Us has consistently provided our B'nei Mitzvah and our congregation an experience in connecting to the Holocaust that is immediate, personal and profound. Its sheer simplicity, in contrast to the complex pressures that often surround Bar/Bat Mitzvah in America, provides a poignant expression of the young person's past and an elegant promise for the future. The modest demands that it makes on families, yet the wonderful dividends it affords, is a welcome and most meaningful aspect of Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation at Main Line Reform Temple, which endorses and hopes to expand its support for the program.”

–Cantor Marshall Portnoy
Main Line Reform Temple

Watch this lesson about reframing the numbers.

Welcome Parents

Thank you for your interest in having your child participate in Remember Us. More than 13,000 children have accepted this invitation to remember one of the 1.5 million children who were lost in the Holocaust, most before having the chance to be called the Torah.

Participation is very simple. You and your child choose what to do, independently and voluntarily. We make suggestions about ideas to consider. Click here to see activities to consider.

There is no fee for participating in Remember Us. We request that you make a donation so that your family helps bring this opportunity to another child. Suggested donation is Triple-Chai, $54. Any amount is appreciated. Please click here.

If you are the first family in your congregation to participate in Remember Us, we will contact the rabbi to explain the program.

At the time of the passing of the last generation of Holocaust survivors, your child can be empowered as a keeper of the flame of memory in the first post-survivor generation. Your family is the bridge between past and future.

“This Project has meant so much to our family. Even our youngest son, who is nine, asks us now about our family history. The extended family has really come alive for all of us, and we speak of them almost daily.”

A Special Note

Your participation in Remember Us helps mend the torn fabric of Jewish history. It is as if the life story of the child you are remembering now continues through you, your family, and your community. Your commitment becomes part of that child�s biography. The good that you do in the child�s name becomes part of his/her life story as well as your own.

You can help build the continuity of this story by adding to the culture of memory.

  • Tell your friends, family about remembering
  • Participate in Yom Hashoah
  • Provide ongoing financial support for Remember Us, in any amount
  • Involve the next rising cohort of children in your congregation or community

Through your good works, we make real our traditional phrase about the remembered children, “May his/her memory be for a blessing.”