Read Survivor Stories This Holocaust Remembrance Day
Six million Jewish people were killed by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Second World War, along with millions from other persecuted groups. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is dedicated to keeping the memory of this horrific loss of human life alive and to shine a light on the dangers of failing to learn from history. It is observed on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.