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Holocaust Memorial Day: Centenarian survivor who was arrested after 15 months on the run in 1944 and lost her mother and brother at Auschwitz leads the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp
- The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution in November 2005 establishing the annual commemoration
- They chose January 27 - the day that Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops in 1945
- This year, survivors and politicians are warning about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial
- Due to the pandemic, many International Holocaust Remembrance Day events are being held online
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-01-27 |
