PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - The Coachella Valley community is invited to gather in remembrance and reflection at the 16th Annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day Program on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. The event will be held at the Palm Desert Civic Park Amphitheater, adjacent to the Holocaust Memorial founded by Holocaust survivors Joe Brandt and Earl Greif. As part of the program, heroes from the Bondi Beach tragedy will be recognized with the Mensch Award. Those unable to attend the Palm Desert ceremony will be honored the same day at a parallel event in Bondi, held at the site where the attack occurred. Community members wishing to support the program and its mission are encouraged to make a contribution through the Mensch Foundation at www.MenschFoundation.org/Donate.htm.