January 27 on western
calendar is one of days of yom hashoah or "days of remembrance." It
isn't a holiday, but it is a holy day and commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day, sJews observe Yom Hashoah, Jewish Holocaust Memorial
Day, on the 27th of Nissan (April to May in the Western calendar). January 27
is the day the world remembers (or should) when it stood by while millions
died--Pole, Slav, Catholic, Russian, red, disabled, dissident, gypsy, gay, and
many, many Jewish--in the World War II Nazi genocide.
Holocaust Memorial Day
Trust has a free activity pack. The United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum offers ways to share stories online and in person. Oral
tradition is a time-honored way of preserving memories.
