Holocaust Remembrance Day Has Sombre Tone as War Rages On: Antisemitism Envoy

(R-L) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands with Canada's Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism Deborah Lyons, Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce, Conservative MP Michael Barrett, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre during a service marking the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp at the National Holocaust Memorial, in Ottawa on Jan. 26, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA—Canada’s special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism says this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day has taken on a particularly sombre tone.

Deborah Lyons attributes the mood to a rise in antisemitism that has come as the Israel−Hamas war nears its fourth month.