JANUARY 27th 2021 marks the 76th anniversary of The International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The liberation of the German Nazi concentration camp known as Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The importance of understanding the Holocaust is more important than ever, given the “systemic” misinformation and perpetuation of hate in our world especially from the very sources where truth would be expected. For example the news media, government, social media, and the education system.
On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.
Written content in part from USHMM and Wikipedia
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an international memorial day on 27 January commemorating the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War. It commemorates the genocide that resulted in the deaths of 6 million Jews and 11 million others, by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/7 on 1 November 2005 during the 42nd plenary session. The resolution came after a special session was held earlier that year on 24 January 2005 during which the United Nations General Assembly marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the end of the Holocaust.
The Holocaust Remembrance Day is also a national event in the United Kingdom and in Italy.
How to Remember
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration
During this ceremony, leaders from the United States and Europe will join Holocaust survivors in conveying the urgent responsibility we all share to protect the lessons and legacy of Holocaust history and to defend the truth—now more than ever.
On 27 January 1945, the advancing Red Army entered the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp complex, liberating more than 7,000 remaining prisoners, who were for the most part ill or dying.
Days earlier, the SS had forced nearly 60,000 prisoners to evacuate the camp and embark on the infamous ‘Death Marches,’ in which many thousands lost their lives.
The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 60/7 on 1 November 2005 to designate 27 January as the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust , the day upon which every year the world would mark and remember the Holocaust and its victims.
Each year the International Day of Commemoration is marked by a number of national and international events. The overview of commemoration events was compiled based on information provided by IHRA member countries, observer countries, and permanent international partner organizations. Read more from USHMM
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