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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

News and updates about International Holocaust Remembrance Day

This year’s Holocaust Remembrance, without me

Usually, when we write about the Holocaust, we end on a high note. We say…nothing like this can ever happen again....Op-ed.

This year’s Holocaust Remembrance, without me

For Holocaust Remembrance Day:

The Shoah: “An Event of Overbearing Magnitude”

What is so alarming about the Holocaust is the involvement of average people, many of whom participated not so much out of hatred of Jews, but because this was part of their job. And then there is the intelligentsia. Opinion.

The Shoah: “An Event of Overbearing Magnitude”

'Yad Vashem Way' inaugurated in New York

"Yad Vashem Way" named at 67th Street and 3rd Avenue, in a move marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

'Yad Vashem Way' inaugurated in New York

Human Rights Expert:

'All UN learned from Holocaust is to fake concern for 1 day'

Professor Anne Bayefsky, the Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust and President of the Human Rights Voices human rights organization, tells Arutz Sheva the UN marking Holocaust Remembrance day is an "oxymoron."

'All UN learned from Holocaust is to fake concern for 1 day'

Outgoing IHRA chief:

Holocaust distortion more dangerous than denial

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance secretary-general Kathrin Meyer says she considers Holocaust distortion particularly dangerous, especially as the number of survivors dwindles with each passing year.

Holocaust distortion more dangerous than denial

President Trump:

'Poison of antisemitism still courses through veins of cowards'

In a proclamation marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, President Donald Trump pledged that 'antisemitism has no place in a civilized society, no place in our foreign policy, and no place in the United States of America.'

'Poison of antisemitism still courses through veins of cowards'

Baku Jewish community marks International Holocaust Day

Rabbi of Baku Sephardic community reveals today at International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony that 55,000 Jews, who fled from the Nazis, found refuge with local citizens in Azerbaijan.

Baku Jewish community marks International Holocaust Day

'God created people to love'

Holocaust survivor addresses UN

Holocaust survivor and educator Marianne Miller delivered a speech today at the United Nations General Assembly, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day and commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Holocaust survivor addresses UN

Cyrus:

Hate graffiti on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Anti-Israeli graffiti was sprayed on International Holocaust Remembrance Day on public buildings and private property across the city of Larnaca, Cyprus.

Hate graffiti on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

WJC head:

Antisemitism that led to Holocaust still rampant globally

The virulent antisemitism that led to the Holocaust is still rampant around the globe today, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Antisemitism that led to Holocaust still rampant globally

Trump’s Special Envoy meets Israeli hostage families at Auschwitz

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day today, families of Israeli hostages participated in the 80th anniversary commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where they met with Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East.

Trump’s Special Envoy meets Israeli hostage families at Auschwitz

King Charles visits JCC Krakow on Int. Holocaust Remembrance Day

King Charles III, the King of England, visited the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow ahead of The King attending commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

King Charles visits JCC Krakow on Int. Holocaust Remembrance Day

Due to threats:

Minister Amichai Chikli forced to cancel visit to EU Parliament

Due to concrete warnings and following the instruction of the security authorities, Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli had to cancel his visit to the European Parliament in Brussels.

Minister Amichai Chikli forced to cancel visit to EU Parliament

Who is the foolish idiot speaking here about 'genocide'?!

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Minister May Golan speaks out against those who deny the Holocaust and even falsely accuse the Jewish people of committing genocide.

Who is the foolish idiot speaking here about 'genocide'?!

Sa'ar: What a despicable person

Irish President appears to draw line between Holocaust and Gaza

Irish President Michael Higgins takes advantage of International Holocaust Remembrance Day speech to criticize Israel. Foreign Minister GIdeon Sa'ar: What a despicable person. What a distorted policy.

Irish President appears to draw line between Holocaust and Gaza

An 'unholy alliance' confronts the Jews on Int'l Holocaust Day

The grandparents of today’s jihadists collaborated with Adolf Hitler, who promised them a “Final Solution” of the “Jewish question.” Now Atheist Russia and jihadist Islam have created an unholy alliance of totalitarian fanatics with the same goal. Opinion.

An 'unholy alliance' confronts the Jews on Int'l Holocaust Day

At the UN:

Herzog to deliver keynote address on Holocaust Remembrance Day

President Isaac Herzog to address Special UN Assembly marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, meet with UN Secretary-General António Guterres for the first time since the beginning of the current conflict.

Herzog to deliver keynote address on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Irish Jewish community outraged:

Irish President to speak at Holocaust memorial ceremony

Jewish community in Ireland expresses outrage over President Michael Higgins, who criticized Israel's counterterrorism operation in Gaza, being chosen as keynote speaker at International Holocaust Remembrance Day event.

Irish President to speak at Holocaust memorial ceremony

The green line of renewal

October 7th is not Holocaust Remembrance Day!

The green line of renewal

Intl. Holocaust Day at the UN:

"We are Still Here" event against Antisemitism

A special event took place last week at the United Nations along with the inauguration of a special exhibition

"We are Still Here" event against Antisemitism

Who needs Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2024?

In a special editorial in Time, Rabbi Moshe Hauer discusses the feelings of his mother, a Holocaust survivor, amid the current situation in Israel and around the world. Op-Ed.

Who needs Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2024?

Holocaust survivor to Sky News:

'We see it could happen again - because it did'

Since October 7th, 100-year-old Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert has been subjected to death and rape threats. Her great-grandson warns that antisemitism 'did not die with the liberation of Auschwitz.'

'We see it could happen again - because it did'

What Jews must remember on Int'l Holocaust Day

Can the Holocaust happen again? My answer is a definite yes.

What Jews must remember on Int'l Holocaust Day

Biden:

'Push back against attempts to minimize October 7'

US President issues statement ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day: The alarming rise of despicable antisemitism at home and abroad is unacceptable.

'Push back against attempts to minimize October 7'

Ambassador Erdan:

'The UN is weaponized to physically exterminate us'

Israel’s UN Ambassador rips the UN's anti-Israel bias: The ICJ proved to the world that the lessons of the Holocaust were not learned.

'The UN is weaponized to physically exterminate us'

Diaspora Minister to Arutz Sheva:

'In the summer of 1944 no one came to help'

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli denounces online anti-Zionism during his trip to Auschwitz with Elon Musk and senior European politicians.

'In the summer of 1944 no one came to help'

EU mission hosts man who survived Holocaust and 10/7

EU Ambassador Dimiter Tzantchev opens “Humans of the Holocaust” photo exhibition by Erez Kaganovitz, honors Haim Raanan, who survived Budapest Ghetto during the Shoah and co-founded Kibbutz Be’eri.

EU mission hosts man who survived Holocaust and 10/7

Jewish staff boycotts Virginia university's Holocaust day event

Alleging exclusion, Jewish faculty boycott James Madison University’s Holocaust commemoration event

Jewish staff boycotts Virginia university's Holocaust day event

Pasadena, California:

Dozens of antisemitic flyers found on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Residents describe long stretch of residential street covered in antisemitic flyers attributed to notorious hate group.

Dozens of antisemitic flyers found on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Zelenskyy on Holocaust Day: Indifference kills

Ukrainian President: The more nations of the world overcome indifference, the less space there will be in the world for hatred.

Zelenskyy on Holocaust Day: Indifference kills

US Second Gentleman:

'I feel a deep connection to those who perished in Auschwitz'

Doug Emhoff says his visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau is an important part of his work combating antisemitism.

'I feel a deep connection to those who perished in Auschwitz'

Netanyahu:

'As premier, I vow that we won't let another Holocaust happen'

Israeli Prime Minister alludes to Iran in his International Holocaust Remembrance Day message, vows to prevent another Holocaust.

'As premier, I vow that we won't let another Holocaust happen'

Ukraine War

'We saved Jews in WW2, today the Jewish community saves us'

Kyiv Jewish community marks Intl. Holocaust Remembrance Day amidst explosions and Russian attacks,

'We saved Jews in WW2, today the Jewish community saves us'

New report:

Advances in Holocaust education in the Arab world

Nonetheless, "Jewish moral compass should not be limited to this issue alone," says Prof. Shavit.

Advances in Holocaust education in the Arab world

Jewish Federations offer $5.4m for Holocaust survivor care

Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Federations allocate $5.4M in grants for survivor care.

Jewish Federations offer $5.4m for Holocaust survivor care

Herzog to address EU Parliament on Intl. Holocaust Rem. Day

Israeli President to depart for Belgium tomorrow, meet with King before delivering keynote address to EU Parliament.

Herzog to address EU Parliament on Intl. Holocaust Rem. Day

European leaders declare war on antisemitic fake news

On eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, over 100 European lawmakers, diplomats, and Jewish community leaders gather in Prague.

European leaders declare war on antisemitic fake news

Holocaust Remembrance Day:

'No more means we are able to live as Jews and not just not die'

Rabbi Avichai Apel, German Rabbinic Organization chair and European Rabbinical Conference Vice Pres. addresses European Commission.

'No more means we are able to live as Jews and not just not die'

Top Israeli officials mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

PM Bennett, Pres. Herzog, and their wives mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, laying wreaths at official ceremony and lighting memorial candles.

Top Israeli officials mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

Pres. Herzog

'Obligations to Holocaust survivors grow as numbers diminish'

'Casting doubt on Israel's right to exist is pure antisemitism, which must be uprooted,' Israel's Pres. Herzog says.

'Obligations to Holocaust survivors grow as numbers diminish'

Tel Aviv hosts Holocaust memorial ceremony with German state

Joint online event will feature German officials, testimony from Holocaust survivor.

Tel Aviv hosts Holocaust memorial ceremony with German state

New initiative aims to create worldwide Holocaust remembrance

'Generations Light the Way' initiative hopes to create commonly-accepted Jewish custom for Holocaust remembrance.

New initiative aims to create worldwide Holocaust remembrance

Arab-Israeli delegation to hold memorial ceremony at Auschwitz

Delegation of Israeli Arabs leaves for Poland, where participants will learn about the Holocaust and hold a memorial ceremony at Auschwitz.

Arab-Israeli delegation to hold memorial ceremony at Auschwitz

Arabs marking Holocaust Remembrance Day?

Around 150 Arabs from across the Arab world participated in unique online event.

Arabs marking Holocaust Remembrance Day?

10 US states recognize IHRA definition of antisemitism

10 states acknowledge International Holocaust Remembrance Day by officially recognizing IHRA working definition of antisemitism.

10 US states recognize IHRA definition of antisemitism

Biden:

'We must speak out against resurgence of antisemitism'

US President on International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Ensure that bigotry and hate receive no safe harbor.

'We must speak out against resurgence of antisemitism'

US Ambassador to the UN:

'Anti-Semitism is on the rise and we must act to root it out'

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on International Holocaust Remembrance Day: We have more work to do.

'Anti-Semitism is on the rise and we must act to root it out'

Austrian Chancellor apologizes for Holocaust crimes

Yair Lapid marks International Holocaust Day at Mauthausen concentration camp, where his grandfather was murdered.

Austrian Chancellor apologizes for Holocaust crimes

Never forget the lessons learned from the Wannsee Conference

In just 90 minutes, the plans for the Holocaust were set in motion. Op-Ed.

Never forget the lessons learned from the Wannsee Conference

International Holocaust Day

PM meets 94-year-old Holocaust survivor

Menachem was 16-years-old when Mengele separated him from his parents at Auschwitz. Bennett met him in honor of International Holocaust Day.

PM meets 94-year-old Holocaust survivor

First Ladies of Israel and Germany host Holocaust survivor

First Ladies of Israel and Germany host Holocaust survivor for virtual International Holocaust Remembrance Day event.

First Ladies of Israel and Germany host Holocaust survivor

A story for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The dough that did not rise in the ghetto and other lessons.

A story for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

President Herzog:

''77 years later and the shock of Auschwitz has worn off'

Israel's president warns against 'normalization' of anti-Semitic terminology, spread of radicalism and historical revisionism.

''77 years later and the shock of Auschwitz has worn off'

Amb. Erdan:

'Never again is not just a phrase, it is a vow to take action'

Israel's UN Ambassador calls on United Nations to do more to fight anti-Semitism.

'Never again is not just a phrase, it is a vow to take action'

Rebranding the Holocaust as just another historical event

Every Jew must look inside themselves and consider: Hitler tried to exterminate my people and the world stood by in silence Do I? Op-ed..

Rebranding the Holocaust as just another historical event

Bennett on Holocaust Rem. Day: Indifference is silent acceptance

PM delivers speech on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. 'We Jews made the world safer for ourselves.'

Bennett on Holocaust Rem. Day: Indifference is silent acceptance

Amb. Herzog: Don't assume Holocaust can't happen again

Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog gives first interview since taking office on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Amb. Herzog: Don't assume Holocaust can't happen again

ANALYSIS:

Holocaust commemoration and the staggering rise in anti-Semitism

The Danish government  was the only European government which announced new measures against the rising tide of anti-Semitism on Wednesday.

Holocaust commemoration and the staggering rise in anti-Semitism

US Amb: Are we closer to world which understands the Holocaust?

US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides delivers speech to diplomatic ZOOM forum on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

US Amb: Are we closer to world which understands the Holocaust?

Holocaust Remembrance Day rule: Everyone loves dead Jews

Lip service paid by the world to the memory of the Six Million is matched by the complacence about or support for today's Jew-hatred.Op-ed.

Holocaust Remembrance Day rule: Everyone loves dead Jews