The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum marked the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland in a ceremony Wednesday to honor the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi killing center of the Holocaust, was liberated by the Soviet Red Army. More than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered at the camp.
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is mandated by Congress to lead the nation in Holocaust remembrance.
The anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, 1945, was established by the United Nations General Assembly as International Holocaust Remembrance Day for the world to honor the victims of the Holocaust.
Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi killing center of the Holocaust, was liberated by the Soviet Red Army. More than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered at the camp.
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is mandated by Congress to lead the nation in Holocaust remembrance.
The anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, 1945, was established by the United Nations General Assembly as International Holocaust Remembrance Day for the world to honor the victims of the Holocaust.
A number of Holocaust survivors from the Washington, D.C. area and many ambassadors attended the Museum’s event, which included a special commemoration and candle lighting ceremony with Holocaust survivors, diplomats, and the general public in the Museum’s Hall of Remembrance. In attendance were Arthur Berger, senior adviser, External Affairs, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Holocaust survivors Henry Greenbaum, Jacqueline Mendels Birn, Nesse Godin, and Kurt Pauly.
The U.S. officially commemorates the Holocaust during Days of Remembrance in April, which marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. During this year’s Days of Remembrance, from April 11-18, communities across the country will conduct observations, and the Museum will hold the national observance in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
