Never Again. International Holocaust Remembrance Day -

Never Again. International Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 27, 2023

Never Again. January 27, 2023 – Today, the world commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD). Six million Jews were systematically killed in the Holocaust or Shoah, a genocide perpetrated by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during WWII.

On November 1, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted resolution 60/7 to designate January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD). It commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

To see a list of recommended readings to learn more about the Holocaust, click here.

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Below are examples of world leaders commemorating the Holocaust.

Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day and exactly 78 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp.

We in Israel mark this event by honoring the sacred memory of those who perished at the hands of a murderous Nazi regime. #WeRemember pic.twitter.com/OZ5YiKV2Xt
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) January 27, 2023

President of Israel, Isaac Herzog

Together with European Parliament President @RobertaMetsola, we inaugurated the parliament's first permanent Holocaust memorial: the painting "The Refugee" from Yad Vashem's collection, by artist Felix Nussbaum, who was murdered in Auschwitz. pic.twitter.com/VDlDPhRzH9
— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) January 26, 2023

President of the United States, Joe Biden

Today, Jill and I pause to mourn the lives of those murdered during the Holocaust.

We’ll continue to face down the hate and lies that carry terrifying echoes of one of the worst chapters in our history.

And for generations to come, we will defend dignity for all human beings.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 27, 2023

First Gentleman of the United States, Doug Emhoff

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, @SecondGentleman visited Auschwitz to honor the memories of the six million Jews and millions of others who were murdered in the Holocaust. pic.twitter.com/j08TFrwhLd
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 27, 2023

I’m still processing what I saw today at Auschwitz. It was emotional. Displays of children’s shoes. Piles of women’s hair.

We must educate the next generation on the horrors of the Holocaust and call out those who deny it. pic.twitter.com/a6NjlTvYqd
— Douglas Emhoff (@SecondGentleman) January 27, 2023

Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau

Saying “never again” is not enough. As we honour the memory of the more than six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust and the countless other victims of Nazi atrocities, we must also take concrete action to combat antisemitism and hatred. https://t.co/b4j3Nf1Ndr
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 27, 2023

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak

Tonight we #LightTheDarkness, remembering the six million Jewish men, women and children systematically murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators, all victims of Nazi persecution and the victims of subsequent genocides. #WeRemember #HolocaustMemorialDay pic.twitter.com/TraCjXFgHP
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) January 27, 2023

An enormous honour to meet Arek.

His message is a powerful reminder of our duty to remember the truth of the Holocaust and to fight antisemitism and hatred of all forms.

This #HolocaustMemorialDay, please listen to his words. https://t.co/xZsLrS9yUy
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) January 27, 2023

President of the European Union Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

We will always remember the millions of victims murdered during the Holocaust.

But remembrance is not an aim in itself.

We must go a step further.

Let us fight antisemitism, which is on the rise today.

And let us make Jewish life prosper in an open, equal EU society. pic.twitter.com/kzrkKVqa8q
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) January 27, 2023

By Aaron Gold. Aaron Gold is a writer and the founder of The Hasmonean.

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