Holocaust Memorial Day is the international day on 27 January which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. It is a time to remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered during the Holocaust, and the millions more who were murdered under Nazi persecution. This includes Roma and Sinti people (sometimes referred to as “Gypsies”), disabled people, black people, Slavic people (including Polish and other Slavic citizens and prisoners of war), gay people, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and political opponents and trade unionists, among others.
Holocaust Memorial Day also provides an opportunity to learn about and commemorate where persecution led in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day theme is Bridging Generations.
For further information about Holocaust Memorial Day and this year’s theme, please visit the Holocaust Memorial Day website.