People around the world marked the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp yesterday as ceremonies were held the world over as part of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Every year on January 27th, people around the world stop to commemorate the tragedy of the Holocaust during the Second World War. The genocide, which was carried out by the Nazi regime, resulted in the death of at least estimated six-million Jews. The commemoration falls on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27th, 1945. Auschwitz was the largest of the Nazi concentration and death camps.
The White House sent out an official statement, noting in part that "On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we hold in our hearts the memory of every man, woman, and child who was abused, tortured, or murdered during the Holocaust."
On a related note, a poll, commissioned by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, has found that five-percent of adults in the UK think the Holocaust is a myth. On top of that, another eight percent think the number of victims has been “exaggerated.” The fact is? The deniers are simply wrong – six million Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazis in World War Two, along with millions of others deemed undesirable by Adolf Hitler's Trust CEO Olivia Marks-Woldman called it a shocking level of widespread ignorance and denial. Learn about the Holocaust HERE.ONE MORE THING! While the rest of the world remembers those murdered during the Holocaust on January 27th, Many of those with Jewish ancestry or connections, also observe 'Yom Hashoah' on the 27th day of the month of Nisan on the Jewish calendar. The day is treated as a holy day and this year, it begins the evening of May 1st and ends the evening of May 2nd.