International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on January 27 each year to honor the victims of the Holocaust, when six million Jews and millions of others were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime during World War II. This date was chosen because it marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, one of the most notorious concentration camps. The day serves as a reminder of the dangers of hatred, discrimination, and intolerance, promoting education about the Holocaust and its lessons to prevent such atrocities from happening again in the future.