January 27
More than thirty countries around the world have legislated Holocaust Remembrance Days, and many nations mark this day on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27, 1945.
In January 2000, 46 governments signed the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust, noting, “The Holocaust (Shoah) fundamentally challenged the foundations of civilization. The unprecedented character of the Holocaust will always hold universal meaning. After [more than] half a century, it remains an event close enough in time that survivors can still bear witness to the horrors that engulfed the Jewish people. The terrible suffering of the many millions of other victims of the Nazis has left an indelible scar across Europe as well. […] We share a commitment to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and to honor those who stood against it. We encourage appropriate forms of Holocaust remembrance, including an annual Day of Holocaust Remembrance, in our countries.”
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