About Holocaust Memorial Day
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2024 United Nations
Saturday, January 27th
2023 United Nations
Friday, January 27th
2022 United Nations
Thursday, January 27th
2021 United Nations
Wednesday, January 27th
2020 United Nations
Monday, January 27th
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| Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust | |||
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International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust is commemorated on January 27th each year.
January 27 is the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp when 7,000 prisoners of the German Nazi camp were liberated by the soldiers of the Soviet Army.
The Nazis murdered over 6 million Jews, and millions of others, including LGBTQ+ people, Roma, Poles, Jehovah’s Witnesses, people with disabilities and more. Today people around the world are paying tribute to victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
At 8pm local time, get ready to 'Light the Darkness'. Households across the world will be lighting candles and safely putting them in their windows to:
- remember those who were murdered for who they were
- stand against prejudice and hatred today
Light a candle and put it in your window at 8pm on 27 January (if you are able to do so safely).
Whether you are Jewish or not, you can also observe the day by visiting or donating to a Holocaust Museum or listen to reflections and testimonies of survivors through the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website.
Note: Many in the U.S. also observe Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in April, to commemorate the lives and heroism of all those who died during World War II.
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