![]() The former concentration and extermination camp is located in the town of Oświęcim in southern Poland, which was under the occupation of German forces during World War II and became a place of systematic murder of Jews, Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, Roma and others targeted for elimination by Adolf Hitler and his henchmen. JAKUB PORZYCKI/AGENCJA WYBORCZA / AGENCJA WYBORCZA.PL VIA REUTERSĪuschwitz-Birkenau survivors and other mourners commemorated the 78 th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp and International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday, January 27. Holocaust survivors and their relatives take part in the 78th anniversary of liberation of Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Oswiecim, Poland January 27, 2023. Le Monde with AP Published on January 27, 2023, at 4:30 pm (Paris) Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky marked the day commemorating the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by alluding to his own country's situation. And for generations to come, we will continue to defend our foundational values as a nation-freedom, equality, and dignity for all human beings.Holocaust Memorial Day: Auschwitz-Birkenau anniversary marked as peace again shattered by war We will face down the hate and the lies that carry in them the terrifying echoes of one of the worst chapters in human history. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day and every day, the United States stands with Holocaust victims, their families, and their descendants. And to mark this day of remembrance, the Second Gentleman of the United States, Douglas Emhoff, is participating in a commemoration ceremony at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland, and will be visiting Berlin, Germany to coordinate international efforts to combat antisemitism. We continue to support Holocaust survivors to ensure they can live the rest of their lives with dignity and security. ![]() We’ve secured the largest increase in funding ever for the physical security of non-profits-including synagogues and Jewish Community Centers. We are developing a national strategy to fight antisemitism. ![]() We appointed the first Ambassador-level Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Working with partners around the country, we held a historic White House Summit on combating hate-fueled violence. That is exactly what my Administration is doing. Together, we must affirm, over and over, that hate has no safe harbor in America. And each of us must speak out against this poison. It goes against everything we value as Americans. And today, across our country, we are seeing swastikas on cars, antisemitic banners on bridges, verbal and physical attacks against Jewish businesses and Jewish Americans – even Holocaust denialism. It only hides-waiting to reemerge whenever it is given just a little bit of oxygen. Sadly, we have seen over and over again that hate never goes away. Seeing neo-Nazis and white nationalists march from the shadows in Charlottesville in 2017, spewing the same antisemitic bile we heard in the 1930s in Europe, drove me to run for president. ![]() It’s a lesson I’ve passed on to my own children and grandchildren by taking them to Dachau to understand for themselves the depths of this evil-and the complicity of those who knew what was happening, yet said nothing. “Never again” was a promise my father first instilled in me at our family dinner table, educating me and my siblings about the horrors of the Shoah. As we join nations around the world in bearing witness to this dark chapter in our shared history, we also honor survivors and their stories-pledging to always remember, and to keep faith with that sacred vow: “never again.” Tomorrow, Jill and I will pause to mourn the six million Jews who were systematically and savagely murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Holocaust - and to grieve the Roma and Sinti, Slavs, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and political dissidents who were also killed. Get Involved Show submenu for “Get Involved””.The White House Show submenu for “The White House””.Office of the United States Trade Representative.Office of Science and Technology Policy. ![]() Executive Offices Show submenu for “Executive Offices””.Administration Show submenu for “Administration””. ![]()
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