International Holocaust Memorial Day
In 2005 the UN General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, every member state of the UN has an obligation to honor the victims of the Nazi era and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.
This year’s theme is Children and the Holocaust. Watch or read Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the 1.5 million Jewish children and the tens of thousands of other youths who died during the Holocaust.
At the Museum
For this year’s commemoration, the Museum hosted a candle-lighting ceremony on Friday, January 27, 2012, for Holocaust survivors, the Washington, DC, diplomatic community, and the general public in the Hall of Remembrance.
In addition, from April 15 through April 22, the Museum will lead the United States in observing the Days of Remembrance, the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust.
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