Ireland

Day of Remembrance: The national Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration takes place on the Sunday nearest to 27 January every year. In 2007, Holocaust Memorial Day will take place on January 28.

Historical Background:
On the morning of January 27, 1945, the Soviet Army entered Auschwitz III, followed by Birkenau and Auschwitz I later that afternoon. Only some 7650 prisoners survived to be liberated. Over the course of WWII, the Nazis murdered over one million Jews in the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camps.

Educational Activities on Holocaust Memorial Day:
The Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration will take place on Sunday 28 January 2007 at the Round Room at The Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2. The event honors the memory of all of the victims of the Holocaust — six million Jews as well as over five million other victims, persecuted because of their nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, religious beliefs or political affiliations. The inclusion of all of the victim groups is essential to the commemoration, highlighting the importance of education about anti-Semitism and all forms of intolerance.

The Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration demonstrates the Irish Government’s commitment to the Declaration of Stockholm, 2000, when the 44 signatory countries undertook to commemorate and teach about the Holocaust every year. The Holocaust Educational Trust of Ireland advises and assists Government with organizing the annual Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration

Websites and Teaching Aids:
The Holocaust Educational Trust - www.holocausteducationaltrust.org.
The Holocaust Educational Trust was established in September 2005 with the aim of teaching the lessons of the Holocaust in order to address antisemitism and all forms of racism and intolerance in Ireland.

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