️️ LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS ️️
ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ
Today 27th Jan, is Holocaust Memorial Day, the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest and most infamous of the Nazi’s death camps.
A chance for all to remember the millions that have lost their lives just because of their differences.
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The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population.
Deaths: Around 6 million Jews
Start date: 1941
End date: 8 May 1945
Today 27th Jan, is Holocaust Memorial Day, the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest and most infamous of the Nazi’s death camps.
A chance for all to remember the millions that have lost their lives just because of their differences.
—-
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population.
Deaths: Around 6 million Jews
Start date: 1941
End date: 8 May 1945