![]() The utterly unprecedented times through which we are living currently are showing the very best of which humanity is capable but also - in some of the abuse and conspiracy theories being spread on social media - the much darker side of our world as well. Rapid technological developments, a turbulent political climate and world events beyond our control can leave us feeling helpless and insignificant. Increasing levels of denial, division and misinformation in today’s world mean we must remain vigilant against hatred and identity-based hostility. Against a global context of rising antisemitism and increasing levels of disinformation and hate speech, Holocaust education and remembrance is even more urgent, as is the development of a historical literacy to counter repeated attempts to deny and distort the history of the Holocaust. The theme examines the responses to the victims of the Holocaust, and of the survivors, addressing the needs of the contemporary world amid the historical record of the Holocaust. ![]() Challenging the denial and distortion of the historical events was interwoven in the processes of recovery and reconstitution. Integral to the process of reconstitution was the accurate recording of the historical account of what happened before and during the Holocaust. ![]() The United Nations’ theme guiding Holocaust remembrance and education in 2021 is “Facing the Aftermath: Recovery and Reconstitution after the Holocaust.” It focuses on the measures taken in the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust to begin the process of recovery and reconstitution of individuals, community and systems of justice. For example, Roma gypsies, disabled people and gay people were also targeted. The Nazis also killed millions of other people just because of who they were. Nearly seven out of every 10 Jews living in Europe at the time were killed. The Nazis rounded these people up and put them in prisons called concentration camps and killed them, because they believed they were inferior human beings and wanted to get rid of them. The Jewish people had done nothing wrong and were targeted simply because they were Jewish. International Holocaust Remembrance Day takes place to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27th - the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau - as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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