InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay

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United Nations observance international observance memorial day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a global memorial day observed annually on January 27 to honor the victims of the Holocaust and promote education about the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 49 12
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 0 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations observance →
international observance →
memorial day →
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly →
aimsTo preserve the memory of Holocaust victims →
prevent denial and distortion of the Holocaust →
promote tolerance and human rights →
alsoKnownAs InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
surface form: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
basedOnResolution UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 →
commemorates Jewish victims of the Holocaust →
Roma and Sinti victims of the Holocaust →
other groups persecuted by Nazi Germany →
victims of the Holocaust →
countryOfOrigin international →
declaredBy United Nations →
focusesOn Nazi concentration camps →
Nazi extermination camps →
atrocities committed by Nazi Germany →
systematic persecution of Jews →
systematic persecution of Roma and other minorities →
hasDate 27 January →
hasHashtag #HolocaustRemembranceDay →
#WeRemember →
hasTheme themes vary by year →
inception 2005 →
languageOfOfficialName English →
liberationCommemorated AuschwitzBirkenau →
surface form: Auschwitz concentration camp

AuschwitzBirkenau →
surface form: Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp
observedIn European Union →
Germany →
Israel →
Member States of the United Nations →
surface form: United Nations member states

many countries worldwide →
observedOn 27 January →
officialName InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay self-linksurface differs →
surface form: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
partOf United Nations international days →
purpose Holocaust education →
Holocaust remembrance →
combating antisemitism →
preventing genocide →
relatedTo Holocaust Memorial Day (UK) →
Yom HaShoah →
shortName InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay self-link →
surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
significanceOfDate anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau →
typicalActivities educational programs →
exhibitions →
memorial ceremonies →
moments of silence →
testimonies of survivors →

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay → alsoKnownAs → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
subject surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
this entity surface form: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Babi Yar massacre → commemoratedOn → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust → commemoratedOn → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
LiberationOfAuschwitz → commemoratedOn → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Soviet 60th Army → commemoratedOn → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
AuschwitzBirkenau → commemorationDate → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
subject surface form: Auschwitz-Birkenau
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 → designatedDayFor → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 → establishes → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust remembrance → isAssociatedWith → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust remembrance → isObservedOn → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 → linkedTo → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay → officialName → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay self-linksurface differs →
subject surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
this entity surface form: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Holodomor Memorial Day → relatedEvent → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Yom HaShoah → relatedHoliday → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
HMD → relatedTo → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust Memorial Day (UK) → relatedTo → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay →
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay → shortName → InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay self-link →
subject surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
this entity surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day