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Sweden
Day of Remembrance:
27 January
Historical Background:
On the morning of 27 January, 1945, the Soviet Army entered
Auschwitz III, followed by Birkenau and Auschwitz I later that
afternoon. Altogether, they liberated some 7650 prisoners. The Nazis
murdered over one million Jews in the Auschwitz concentration and
extermination camps.
Sweden and the Holocaust:
Lexicon entry from Yad Vashem's online Holocaust Resource Center:
Sweden
Educational Activities:
A number of events will be held throughout Sweden. As many are often
local initiatives, they are not announced nationally. The Living
History Forum is trying to gather information from all parts of
Sweden, but currently there are only a few activities on its website
(http://www.27januari.se/).
Below are the main events in the large cities:
Stockholm · The Living History Forum
will run a candle lighting event with speeches in Raoul Wallenberg
Square in the centre of Stockholm, close to the synagogue. · The
Svenska Kommitten Mot Antisemitism (SKMA) will hold a joint
maniftestation with the Jewish Community on the 27th of January
(this joint activity started many years ago) · Norra Real, a high
school in the centre of Stockholm has, for the last few years,
arranged a day of remembrance where school classes from different
schools around Stockholm can register for a whole day's program.
There is a large ceremony in the assembly hall with many speakers,
among them two survivors, the mayor of Stockholm, a representative
from RFSL-The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Rights, and the Minister of Culture. After the ceremony
a variety of workshops are held around different themes connected to
the Holocaust. SKMA will hold a workshop about survivor testimonies.
Gothenburg · A manifestation from
survivors of the Holocaust and third generation youth will be held
in Gothenburg cathedral · The university will also stage an event
Malmö · The Malmö Jewish community will
hold an exhibition from "March of the Living" in the synagogue as
well as a ceremony.
Activities will also be held in Arvika, Orsa,
Borlänge and Karlskrona, which can be found on the Living History
homepage, as well as other local events throughout the country.
Websites and Teaching Aids:
Sweden 27 January site (Living History):
www.27januari.se
Institute for Jewish Culture:
www.ijk-s.se
Swedish Committee Against Antisemitism:
www.skma.se
The Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust:
www.holocaustforum.gov.se
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