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World events mark Holocaust Day
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/ europe/6305005.stm
Published: 2007/01/27 11:16:36 GMT
International events are being held to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in memory
of the six million Jews and other victims of the Nazi death camps.
Most of the commemorations take place on 27 January - the date on which the
Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by the Soviets in 1945.
Victims of more recent atrocities are also being remembered.
On the eve of the memorial, the UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a
resolution condemning Holocaust denial.
The resolution, proposed by the United States and co-sponsored by more than
100 countries, says "ignoring the historical fact of these terrible events
increase(s) the risk they will be repeated".
The resolution does not mention any particular country, but diplomats said it
was aimed at Iran, which has cast doubt on the Nazi genocide of Jews during
World War ll.
Holocaust Memorial Day was set up by the UK Prime Minister in 2001 to create
a lasting memorial to the people who perished in the concentration camps, and
two years ago the UN designated 27 January as the date for international
commemorations.
The events include a ceremony at the former concentration camp of
Sachsenhausen in Germany and hundreds of people are expected to attend
a concert at Berlin Cathedral on Saturday evening.
The concert's proceeds will go to a group which provides counselling and
support for survivors of the Holocaust living in Israel.
Events have been organised in the UK with the message "The Dignity of
Difference" and with the aim of educating people about the dangers of
anti-Semitism, racism and all forms of discrimination.
The victims of other atrocities of the 20th Century, including in Cambodia,
Rwanda, Bosnia and Kosovo, are also being honoured.
Some six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust - the attempt by Nazi
Germany to exterminate Europe's Jewish population during World War ll.
The Nazis also targeted other groups who were seen by them as racially
inferior or degenerate, including Slavs, Roma, homosexuals and
disabled people.
It is estimated that about 1.5 million people were killed at Auschwitz, the
biggest of the concentration camps.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/ europe/6305005.stm
Published: 2007/01/27 11:16:36 GMT
International events are being held to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in memory
of the six million Jews and other victims of the Nazi death camps.
Most of the commemorations take place on 27 January - the date on which the
Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by the Soviets in 1945.
Victims of more recent atrocities are also being remembered.
On the eve of the memorial, the UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a
resolution condemning Holocaust denial.
The resolution, proposed by the United States and co-sponsored by more than
100 countries, says "ignoring the historical fact of these terrible events
increase(s) the risk they will be repeated".
The resolution does not mention any particular country, but diplomats said it
was aimed at Iran, which has cast doubt on the Nazi genocide of Jews during
World War ll.
Holocaust Memorial Day was set up by the UK Prime Minister in 2001 to create
a lasting memorial to the people who perished in the concentration camps, and
two years ago the UN designated 27 January as the date for international
commemorations.
The events include a ceremony at the former concentration camp of
Sachsenhausen in Germany and hundreds of people are expected to attend
a concert at Berlin Cathedral on Saturday evening.
The concert's proceeds will go to a group which provides counselling and
support for survivors of the Holocaust living in Israel.
Events have been organised in the UK with the message "The Dignity of
Difference" and with the aim of educating people about the dangers of
anti-Semitism, racism and all forms of discrimination.
The victims of other atrocities of the 20th Century, including in Cambodia,
Rwanda, Bosnia and Kosovo, are also being honoured.
Some six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust - the attempt by Nazi
Germany to exterminate Europe's Jewish population during World War ll.
The Nazis also targeted other groups who were seen by them as racially
inferior or degenerate, including Slavs, Roma, homosexuals and
disabled people.
It is estimated that about 1.5 million people were killed at Auschwitz, the
biggest of the concentration camps.