FJMC International leaders created the Shoah Yellow Candle in 1981 as a living symbol for home observance on Yom HaShoah Day. We light the candle at sundown on Monday, May 3, 2027. Please contact FJMC at 800-391-7293 or email us at with questions or concerns.
Essential Guidelines for Yom HaShoah 2027
To enhance your experience, please place all candle and supply orders exclusively through our website, rather than using handwritten or typed forms. We will accept payments only by VISA or MasterCard. Please note that we no longer accept checks, debit cards, or American Express cards.
Transitioning to online orders will improve tracking efficiency by eliminating delays caused by banking processes. This approach aligns with standard online ordering practices and enables FJMC to meet the standards set by other organizations offering digital products.
You may order Shoah Yellow Candles, polyurethane door bags, and bubble mailer envelopes from November 5, 2026, through March 23, 2027.
To effortlessly place your order, please use the following link: https://fjmc.org/fjmc-store/
DELIVERY SCHEDULE
If your Rabbi permits you to distribute candles in Purim Mishloach Manot baskets, you MUST place your candle order by January 18 to guarantee delivery before Purim (March 22, 2027)
The FJMC has long understood that Holocaust Remembrance needs to also take place in the home, to have a mechanism for families to gather for a moment to teach and to explain to the next generation the impact and the survival of that horrific moment in Jewish history
The Candle is Yellow to remind us of the Yellow Star that Jews were forced to wear to identify them as Jews and open them to ridicule and persecution. Men's Clubs and other organization order the Candle through this program and distribute them to their membership with a short explanation of the program.
The Yellow Candle™ program was created in 1981 by FJMC clubs in Canada, New England, and elsewhere to keep alive the memory of the Six Million who perished in the Shoah. The Candle is modeled after a traditional Jewish memorial Yahrzeit candle that burns for 24 hours during periods of mourning and on the Yahrzeit anniversary of a family member. Survivors asked How could Yahrzeits be observed for those victims whose entire families had been wiped out? An idea was born, a unique memorial candle with yellow wax, to remember the yellow stars forced upon European Jews during the Nazi regime.
Your group can run a successful Yellow Candle™ program. Today, organizations across North America and beyond sponsor this international program. Shoah Yellow Candles™ are distributed to people from all streams of Judaism, to institutions such as synagogues, schools, museums, military bases, churches, and government offices. Success means distributing as many Candles as possible to your community. No human being who wishes to memorialize a victim should be left out.
This website and the Shoah Yellow Candle™ Guide are valuable resources for enhancing your observance of Yom HaShoah. Please take the time to explore and download the Shoah Yellow Candle™ Guide.
Questions? – 800-391-7293 or email us at
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