Shoah Yellow Candle Phone App

Since its launch in 2023, the FJMC Shoah Yellow Candle Phone App has captured the hearts of thousands worldwide. It is available for free on both iPhone and Android devices. The impactful app is invaluable for Yom HaShoah, International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27 of every year), and any personal remembrance days you wish to honor. With the app’s reminders, you can ensure that these significant occasions are never overlooked.

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While the genuine flame of a yahrzeit candle holds profound meaning, there are moments when lighting a candle is not feasible, such as for students in dorm rooms, seniors in assisted living facilities, or business travelers in hotels. FJMC has created an innovative phone app to address this challenge, and we encourage you to share it widely with friends and family.

The app allows you to set unlimited annual reminders tailored to specific dates and individuals you wish to honor. It will notify you when to light the virtual candle and 24 hours later when the flame has been extinguished. Using the app will not drain your phone battery.

Discover this meaningful way to honor those we remember—download the app today!

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoah-virtual-yellow-candle/id6446251444

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fjmc.yellowcandle&hl=en-US

[Search either store for either ‘FJMC’ or ‘Shoah’ which will find the app.]

Testimonials from around the world

The virtual candle app is easy to navigate and packed with valuable features. One standout option its the ability to order authentic 'wax' Holocaust memorial candles delivered to your home for a nominal price. The app excels in helping you set precise reminders for Yahrzeit dates, allowing you to honor and remember your loved ones. Best of all, it is free to use, with no distracting ads interrupting your experience. I highly recommend it. Jonathan C., Alexandria, Louisiana

Having used this app for two years, I confidently give it a 5 star rating for its excellent content and user-friendly design. I love that the app is entirely free, including free from advertisements. The app is particularly indispensable when lighting a wax candle isn't an option. The AI-generaed voice-over for the Yom HaShoah meditation is a thoughtful option, providing an experience not usually found in standard prayer books. Nancy W., Des Moines, Iowa

Thanks to my genealogical research using Yad Vashem's Shoah Victims Names online database, I was able to discover the exact dates when two of my aunts perished during the Holocause at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp. I set reminders on the app and can light a virtual Yahrzeit candle in memory of my aunts and other deceased relatives and friends throughout the year. It is a beautiful way to keep them memory alive, and I encourage everyone to experience this for themselves. Michael F., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

I am not a Jew, but I teach Holocaust Education classes in Bristol, United Kingdom, and can attest to the power of this candle app as a teaching tool. Every year at 8 PM on January 27th (International Holocaust Remembrance Day), people across the UK place lit candles in their windows as an act of remembrance, honouring all those murdered for who they were under Nazi persecution and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. I urge everyone to download this app, especially those without candles. Together, let's learn from our past to build a kinder, more compassionate future. Olivia H., Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom

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