Holocaust: Genocide Against Jews
Millions of European Jews were killed by the Nazis and rogue collaborators during World War II. In the years leading to this costly war, widespread pogroms were launched against Jews all over Europe. Mass shootings and death marches were quite common in Eastern Europe, which had the largest population of Jewish people on the entire continent at the time. In the peak of war, the Final Solution was carried out by the evil Nazi regime. Millions of innocent Jews were murdered in concentration camps throughout Poland and Germany. Gas chambers were used to kill as many prisoners as possible on a daily basis. Some of the concentration complexes also housed Romani, Poles and other enemies of the Third Reich. In terms of casualties, the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex is one of the most infamous names of the Holocaust.
The Holocaust: Never Forget
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is officially observed on the 27th of January each year. This memorial day was introduced by the United Nations in an effort to honor the 6 million Jewish victims from WWII. The date was specifically chosen in conjunction with the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland. When observing the UN-sponsored Holocaust remembrance, you should learn about the history of Jewish people before, during and after the war. The state of Israel also observes its own national Holocaust remembrance day that’s known as Yom HaShoah. Following the traditional Jewish calendar, this specific Holocaust memorial day typically occurs in the late spring.
Check out zachorfoundation.org to find information on the Holocaust from the ZACHOR Holocaust Remembrance Foundation.
