What is the Holocaust Memorial Day?

Answer 1

Yom HaShoah Britannica Concise Encyclopedia:Holocaust Remembrance days International commemoration of the millions of victims of Nazi Germany's exterminationist policies. The commemoration, observed on different days in different countries, often marks the victims' efforts at resistance and concentrates on contemporary efforts to battle hatred and anti-Semitism. From 1951 Jews have observed Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 27th of Nisan, shortly after Passover, in the Jewish calendar. The Israeli parliament declared that day Yom Hashoah ve Hagevurah (Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day), marking not only destruction but resistance.

Answer 2

The widespread memorialization of the Holocaust seems to have begun in the 1990s.

Answer 3

27 Janaury. (The Soviet Army liberated Auschwitz I, II and III) on 27 January 1945).

Answer 4

27 January. Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet Army on 27 January 1945.

Answer 5

27 January. Auschwitz I, II and III were liberated by the Soviet Army on 27 January 1945.

Answer 6

The observance is to remember the Nazi "Final Solution" to erase the Jewish race .