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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021 Observed On Jan 27
- The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an international memorial day observed on January 27 every year.
- The day commemorates the tragedy of the Holocaust during the Second World War.
- The day was officially proclaimed in November 2005 as International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust by the United Nations General Assembly.
- The International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorates the genocide that resulted in the death of million Jews and 11 million others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
- Aim : The day aims to address the residual trauma, maintain effective remembrance policies and promoting education, documentation and research about the genocide to help prevent future acts of genocide.
- The theme of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021 is “Facing the Aftermath: Recovery and Reconstitution after the Holocaust”
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Indian Railways’ longest freight train ‘Vasuki’ sets a new record
