Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust memorial days are annual observances to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, a genocide of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany. Many countries, primarily in Europe, have designated national dates of commemoration, with 27 January being a common date to mark the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945. International Holocaust Remembrance Day was instituted by the United Nations in 2005, and countries have also designated separate dates to mark national events during the Holocaust.learn more on wikipedia