Congress established the Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust and created the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as a permanent living memorial to the victims. Holocaust remembrance week is April 15–22, 2012. The theme designated by the Museum for the 2012 observance is Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue.
Watch the live webcast of the National Days of Remembrance ceremony held in the US Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, April 19, at 11 a.m.
Tell us about your local Holocaust commemoration. How will you remember?
