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Holocaust Memorial Day or Holocaust Remembrance Day may refer to one of several commemorations of the Holocaust.
| Country | Date | Name | Notes | |
| United Nations | 27 January | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7 on 1 November 2005 during the 42nd plenary session. | |
| Israel | 27 Nisan (April/May) | Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Day), or Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laGvura (Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day) | a secular Israeli holiday | |
| European Union | 27 January | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | since 2005 | |
| Czech Republic | 27 January | Den pamatky obeti holocaustu a predchazeni zlocinu proti lidskosti (Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust and Prevention of Crimes against Humanity) | ||
| France | 16 July | anniversaire de la rafle du vélodrome d'hiver(anniversary of the Winter Velodrome roundup) | Remembrance of the worst roundup of Jews in France during Nazi occupation, not exactly a Holocaust remembrance day. | |
| Germany | 27 January | Gedenktag für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Memorial Day for the Victims of National Socialism) | ||
| Italy | 27 January | Giorno della Memoria (Memorial Day) | ||
| The Netherlands | 4 May | Nationale Herdenkingsdag (National Memorial Day) | ||
| Poland | 19 April | Holocaust Remembrance Day | Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising[1] | |
| United Kingdom | 27 January | Holocaust Memorial Day | ||
| United States | 8 May | Holocaust Victims Memorial Day | Proposed by Steven Spielberg, film director of Schindler's List a true story of a Nazi party member who saved 10,000 Jews from extermination. Not a federal holiday, but in 2005 the United States had a "moment of silence" on the 60th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany. The world became more aware of the Holocaust when allied troops visited Nazi concentration camps. | |
| Romania | 9 October | Ziua Naţională de Comemorare a Holocaustului / Themesko Dives vash o Poraimosko Astaripen pe Godyate (National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust) | ||
| Manitoba, Canada | 27 Nisan (April/May) | The Canadian province of Manitoba enacted legislation to recognize Holocaust Memorial Day in 2000.[1] |
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