How did judaism change after the holocaust?
I’m doing a research paper on a country, but my thesis statement is the holocaust changed the jewish religion for many countries. It pretty much sucks for writing a paper. I can find plenty of effects of the holocaust, but not how it might have changed Judaism itself. A: The holocaust did not change Judaism at all. The prayers, rituals etc are still exactly the same as before the Holocaust- there has been no change to the religion. The only debate is over the date of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust remeberance day); many on the religious establishment object to the current date since it is in a period when we are not meant to eulogise people and thus Yom HoShoah has become a contentious issue date wise. However, since it is actually a secular rememberance rather than a religious occasion- the no-Orthodox Jewish world (in other words the majority of Jews world wide) is likely to continue to celbrate it on the current date- with various Orthodox communities holding their own celebrations on more
