Why is holocaust remembrance day celebrated

The President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, also paid tribute to the victims and stressed the importance of keeping their memory alive. She expressed her pride that no Jews from Georgia had perished in the Holocaust, and that anti-Semitism in modern-day Georgia is non-existent.

Remembrance of the Holocaust. National Archives Attachments Exhibit. Records of the War Refugee Board. White House Photo Contact Sheets from the visit. President Ford's Remarks at Yeshiva Institute. Remarks by the President on Days of Remembrance Observance. Remarks on the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. Remarks of Archivist David S. Ferriero, International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. Holocaust-Era Image Gallery. Laws must be applied and enforced to prevent of the proliferation of racist and extremist ideologies which threaten harm to others.

The Holocaust took place because governments, institutions and civil society remained passive as prejudice, discrimination and hate flourished. This is a real demonstration of how the lessons of the past can inform our lives today and ensure that everyone works together to create a safer, better future. Each year thousands of activities take place for HMD, bringing people from all backgrounds together to learn lessons from the past in creative, reflective and inspiring ways.