On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) presents the music and video composition “Day of Sorrow and Heroism”. The project is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust during the Second World War and the people who died at the hands of Hamas terrorists in a war that began on 7 October 2023 with a treacherous attack by terrorists from the Gaza Strip on populated areas in southern Israel.

The idea for the musical composition belongs to violinist and composer Alexander Povolotsky, who has worked with the Bolshoi Theatre, the USSR State Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 1990 Alexander has lived in Israel and is currently Principal of the ensemble of soloists of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra ‘Tel Aviv Virtuosi’.

The scriptwriter and director of the video is Maxim Kolyshev, a finalist at Cannes Lions, the world’s most prestigious international festival of commercials. He repatriated to Israel in 2023.