Each of Us Has a Name

The past is full of wrongs
Some in our control,
and some beyond
We try to right these,
Yet the damage is done
We say "never again"
As if it is all we can do
But there is more
Some try to forget;
To ease the pain
But no matter what
We will always remember

Each of Us Has a Name is a website devoted to preserving the memories of those who perished in the Shoah. It provides a weekly list of yahrzeits so that we may say Kaddish for them.

Most synagogues and Holocaust remembrance organizations remember these people as a whole. While this collective remembrance is certainly important, it seemed insufficient. This tragedy happened to individual people, each with a name and each deserving of remembrance.

"Each of Us Has a Name" allows us to remember these people, one by one. It allows us to say Kaddish for them not only as a faceless mass but also with the dignity and individual attention that each one deserves.

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