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International Holocaust Remembrance Day – January 27, 2025

From 1941 to 1945 Nazi Germany and its collaborators committed the systematic murder of over six million Jews. The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was Nazi Germany’s “Final Solution” for eliminating all Jewish people within Nazi Germany’s grasp. By the end of this heinous act, roughly two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population had been murdered. The United Nations General Assembly’s resolution 60/7 designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on November 1, 2005, during the 42nd plenary session. Join us on January 27 for International Holocaust Remembrance Day when we remember the Nazi’s act of genocide so that no one else will suffer like that again.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day timeline

February 24, 1920
An Evil Force Rises

The Nazi Party, or National Socialist German Workers' Party, is established in Munich, Germany.

January 30, 1933
Enter, Hitler

Adolf Hitler is appointed chancellor of Germany by President von Hindenburg.

March 22, 1933
The First Death Camp

The first Nazi concentration camp is established in Dachau, Bavaria, which holds 188,000 prisoners from its inception until its end, of which 28,000 die.

August 1934
Hitler Takes Control

President von Hindenburg dies and Hitler abolishes the office of president, becoming the dictator of Germany.

November 9, 1938
Kristallnacht

The Nazis initiate a nationwide pogrom known as 'Kristallnacht' in which they burn 191 synagogues and loot around 7,500 Jewish shops, killing 91 Jews and sending thousands to concentration camps.

May 1940
The Biggest Concentration Camp Established

The Nazi regime establishes Auschwitz concentration camp.

January 20, 1942
"The Final Solution..."

The Wannsee Conference is held in Berlin where the German Civil Service and the Nazi Party discuss "The Final Solution of the Jewish Question" — a plan to completely annihilate Europe's Jews.

January 27, 1945
The Last Death Camp is Liberated

The Soviet Army liberates the survivors of the last death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

November 29, 1945
Final Retribution and Punishment

22 top-level Nazi war criminals are tried for their horrendous crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg Trials — 12 are sentenced to death.

November 1, 2005
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Created

UN General Assembly resolution 60/7 designates International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

January 24, 2006
Holocaust Remembrance Week Held

The United Nations Headquarters unveils the exhibit "No Child's Play – Remembrance and Beyond" in the visitors' lobby.

How to Observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day

  1. Visit a Holocaust Museum

    Holocaust Museums are located throughout the world with several in the U.S. The United States Holocaust Museum is located in the National Mall in Washington D.C.

  2. Donate to a Holocaust Museum

    Museums of any kind are valuable parts of any society. Supporting Holocaust Museum with donations helps ensure their important information stays available to all.

  3. Help a Holocaust Survivor

    According to The Blue Card, a nonprofit organization for survivors, one third of the 100,000 survivors in the US live below the poverty line. Any survivor will be elderly and needing help. Give someone a hand and buy them some groceries or fix their fence. Show then the kindness they never knew before.

Why International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Important

  1. This news is always relevent

    Many of us may be fascinated with purchasing the latest cell phone or learning who a famous Hollywood star is marrying. It's fine to be interested in such things, but we cannot let such trivialities blind us to what evil people do in the world. We must be vigilant. If the horrors of the Holocaust are allowed to fade into the mists of time, they will certainly return to us in the night, threatening us all with doom once more.

  2. We ensure the Holocaust never happens again

    Edmund Burke famously said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." The Holocaust wasn't imagined in a single perverse evening of barbarity. History shows the Nazis arrived at the decision to commit genocide slowly, over years. At some point, concerted effort by good people may have stopped them. Watching current events and seeing parallels in the past is how future holocausts may be prevented.

  3. The human spirit ultimately triumphed

    Over 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust, but many survived. Remembrance of the Holocaust teaches us that humanity can survive unimaginable horrors. Personal strength and the will to live carried Holocaust survivors on until their rescue at the end of the war. It's a reminder that no evil is more powerful than the human spirit.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day dates

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2025January 27Monday
2026January 27Tuesday
2027January 27Wednesday
2028January 27Thursday
2029January 27Saturday

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