
Holocaust Remembrance Day – Each year on January 27th, the world remembers one of the most horrific events in modern history. This tragic event is known as the Holocaust. The holocaust occurred during WWII when Nazi Germany killed millions of innocent victims. The day is also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum award-winning Stay Connected Live virtual series will mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a special episode featuring three survivors. The episode airs live on Monday, January 27, at noon ET, and will be available to watch on-demand afterward on the Museum’s YouTube page.
- 1920 – The Nazi Party, or National Socialist German Workers’ Party, is established in Munich, Germany.
- 1933 – Adolf Hitler is appointed chancellor of Germany by President von Hindenburg.
- 1933 – The first Nazi concentration camp is established in Dachau, Bavaria, which holds 188,000 prisoners from its inception until its end, of which 28,000 die.
- 1934 – President von Hindenburg dies and Hitler abolishes the office of president, becoming the dictator of Germany.
- 1938 – The Nazis initiate a nationwide pogrom known as ‘Kristallnacht’ in which they burn 191 synagogues and loot around 7,500 Jewish shops, killing 91 Jews and sending thousands to concentration camps
- 1939 – Nazi forces invade Poland, beginning World War II and leading to the occupation and persecution of Jews in Poland
- 1940 – The Nazi regime establishes the Auschwitz concentration camp.
- 1941 – Nazi forces launch Operation Barbarossa, invading the Soviet Union and leading to the mass murder of Jews in the occupied territories
- 1942 – The Wannsee Conference is held in Berlin where the German Civil Service and the Nazi Party discuss “The Final Solution of the Jewish Question” — a plan to completely annihilate Europe’s Jews
- 1945 – The Soviet Army liberates the survivors of the last death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
- 1945 – 22 top-level Nazi war criminals are tried for their horrendous crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg Trials — 12 are sentenced to death.
- 1947 – Early Soviet narratives generalized victims as “fascism victims,” omitting specific references to Jews. Poland’s Auschwitz Museum initially memorialized “Polish martyrdom” rather than focusing on Jewish genocide.
- 1960 – Recognition of the unique Jewish suffering became more pronounced globally after 1960.
- 2005 – UN General Assembly resolution 60/7 designates International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
- 2006 – The United Nations Headquarters unveils the exhibit “No Child’s Play – Remembrance and Beyond” in the visitors’ lobby.
- January 27 marks the day Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, revealing the atrocities within. The Allies only discovered the extent of the Holocaust gradually; early reports received limited global attention due to the ongoing war and focus on the Yalta Conference.
- Art is central to Holocaust remembrance:
- works like Elie Wiesel’s Night or memorial installations by artists.
- Museums display art created by survivors, and annual commemorations often feature music, poetry, or survivor-written literature, preserving memories in moving accessible forms.
- Reading the names of the men, women, and children killed during the Holocaust is a simple, personal and yet powerful way of remembering these individuals. This video explains why the Museum holds a names-reading ceremony every year during Days of Remembrance and encourages individuals and communities around the country to do the same.
- These included:
- 7 million Soviet civilians
- 3 million Soviet prisoners of war
- 1.8 million Polish civilians
- 312,000 Serb civilians
- Up to 250,000 people with disabilities
- Up to 250,000 Gypsies
- Around 1,900 Jehovah Witnesses
- Possibly thousands of homosexuals
- Holocaust Museums are located throughout the world with several in the U.S. The United States Holocaust Museum is located on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
Reading the names of the men, women, and children killed during the Holocaust is a simple, personal and yet powerful way of remembering these individuals. This video explains why the Museum holds a names-reading ceremony every year during Days of Remembrance and encourages individuals and communities around the country to do the same.
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