Tomorrow is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. However, you may be wondering why world leaders gathered in Jerusalem a few days ago to commemorate the same event: the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The reason: the Holocaust didn't end on a specific day, so various dates have emerged for commemoration. In November 2005, the …
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What do you know about January 27, 1945? It was on that day Soviet troops entered and liberated Auschwitz, a large complex of concentration and extermination camps, the crown jewel of the Nazi's "Final Solution." Before the Nazi regime was done, they had eliminated over 6 million Jews. Today, there are those who deny the …
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While world leaders have descended on Jerusalem in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a delegation of 24 Muslim leaders are touring Auschwitz, the death camp where over 1 million Jews were exterminated during the Holocaust. The delegation is alongside American Jewish Committee (AJC) officials. Mohammed al-Issa, former Saudi Arabian foreign minister, now secretary-general of …
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Today, January 27, 2019, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Though Israel commemorates a day of remembrance (Yom HaShoah) May 1-2, the international community pays tribute today to the 6 million+ Jews murdered in the Holocaust. This year, a special funeral has coincided with this season of remembrance. The remains of five unidentified Jews who perished …
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