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INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 as an annual international day of commemoration to honor the victims of the Nazi era. This date marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. Every member nation of the U.N. has an obligation to honor the memory of Holocaust victims and develop educational programs as part of the resolve to help prevent future acts of genocide. The U.N. resolution rejects denial of the Holocaust, and condemns discrimination and violence based on religion or ethnicity. To commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Museum hosts a candle-lighting ceremony attended by the Washington, D.C. diplomatic community, Holocaust survivors, and the general public.
Special programming, Tuesday, January 27, 2009: At 11 a.m., the Museum will hold its annual commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Hall of Remembrance on the 2nd floor. Holocaust survivor and Museum volunteer Margit Meissner will provide personal reflections on her experiences and the importance of remembrance today. Members of the diplomatic community will then join Holocaust survivors for a moment of silence and the lighting of memorial candles. International Holocaust Remembrance Day was adopted by the United Nations in 2005 for all its member states to observe as an annual day of reflection and commemoration. Visitors are welcome to attend.
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