International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust: 27 January

International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust: 27 January

• International Holocaust Remembrance Day is held on 27 January to commemorate the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War due to the genocide that resulted in the deaths of 6 million Jews and 11 million others, by the Nazi regime and its collaborators
• The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (the largest Nazi concentration and death camp), the ending of the Second World War, and the ending of the Holocaust.
• Theme 2020: “75 years after Auschwitz – Holocaust Education and Remembrance for Global Justice”