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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025: We mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with images of clouds over the former death camp, and a video link to the commemoration ceremony

The railway tracks. Auschwtiz-Birkenau

January 27, observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, this year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp by the advancing Red Army. Today the former Nazi death camp is a memorial museum visited by more than … continue reading →

International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025: Naming names and highlighting the growing Holocaust Memorial Monuments Database

(JHE) — January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also … continue reading →

France: One of the many commemorations for January 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day will be the inauguration of a memorial garden on the site of the destroyed Quai Kléber Synagogue in Strasbourg

January 27 this year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops in the waning months of World War II. The date is observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in many countries, and many commemorative events … continue reading →