The date was chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and with the liberation of concentration camps in western Europe," she said. Holocaust Remembrance Day, 'Yom Hashoah' in Hebrew, was established in 1951 by the Israeli Parliament. 27, 1945, was the day that Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops. In 2005, the United Nations established Jan. 27 as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jasper said. Remembrance Dayįriday is the day to reflect on those numbers, those lives, those pages.
Flip through a dozen pages and you’ve flipped through the equivalent of the population of White Plains. Ten pages would be the population of Orangetown. The word appears 4,800 times on each page, page after page, 1,250 pages in all.įlip through the pages, as Jasper did on Thursday, and the staggering death toll hits you.Ī single page represents roughly the population of Ardsley or Bardonia. “We continue to work collaboratively with our community groups bringing people together, building tolerance and standing against hate wherever we find it.”įind out more on the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website.It is written in 40 columns on 120 lines. “We do not tolerate hate in our city, and we support all of our diverse communities, including our faith, BME, LGBT+ and disabled communities. “We must all learn the lessons from the past, and how harmful prejudice and discrimination is. The holocaust must never be forgotten, nor must it ever be repeated. “And, as ordinary people, it’s up to all of us to remember. Ordinary people were perpetrators, bystanders, rescuers, witnesses – and ordinary people were victims. “Ordinary people were involved in all aspects of the Holocaust, Nazi persecution of other groups, and in the genocides that took place in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. And those who are persecuted, oppressed and murdered in genocide aren’t persecuted because of crimes they’ve committed – they are persecuted simply because they are ordinary people who belong to a particular group Ordinary people turn a blind eye, believe propaganda, join murderous regimes. “Quoting the theme, genocide is facilitated by ordinary people. “This year’s theme focuses on the role every ordinary person can play in joining the call and hoping there may be one day in the future with no genocide.
“Holocaust Memorial Day is a day to remember, to learn about the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and those murdered in genocides since, such as those in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. “We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with all our diverse communities and continue to say ‘never again’. “On Holocaust Memorial Day, we stand with our communities to remember the 6 million Jews, and the 10s of thousands of disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, those from the Roma & Gypsy communities, political prisoners, religious figures and many others murdered during the Holocaust, and all those killed under Nazi persecution and occupation. The role of ‘ordinary people’Ĭouncillor Steph Powell, joint chair of the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee, said: There are many ways to interpret the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2023 of ‘Ordinary People’. You can read about some of those on the Holocaust Memorial Day website. Each year across the UK, thousands of people come together to learn more about the past and take action to create a safer future.
Holocaust Memorial Day is the international day of remembrance for the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY APRIL 2017 TV
Participants include members of the Brighton & Hove Jewish community, the Mayor of Brighton & Hove Councillor Lizzie Deane, councillors, the city’s 3 MPs city councillors and special guests.įor the last 3 years, Latest TV has filmed dozens of films covering the art, music, poetry and literature of survivors as well as interviews, all of which are available online on Latest TV’s Holocaust Memorial Day vimeo channel. The event is open to everyone by watching Latest TV or click on the Latest TV website to access the live stream, and includes an original dance performance from students from Brighton & Hove High School. The commemoration will be ‘hybrid event’, containing new video footage by Latest TV their live coverage. The council is supporting the Brighton & Hove Holocaust Education Project in commemorating the day, with an event held at the council chambers in Hove Town Hall. The theme this year is ‘ Ordinary People’. Friday 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day.
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