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The International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Event Details :
Ivri Date: 13 Shvat, 5705
English Date: 27 January, 1945
Additional Details:
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which occurs on January 27, is the first universal commemoration in memory of the victims of The Holocaust. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly.
January 27 is the date, in 1945, when the largest Nazi death camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau (Poland) was liberated by Soviet troops.
Relevant Links:
1. Peulot about the holocaust