"Every year around 27 January, UNESCO pays tribute to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and reaffirms its unwavering commitment to counter antisemitism, racism, and other forms of intolerance that may lead to group-targeted violence. The date marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops on 27 January 1945. It was officially proclaimed, in November 2005, International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust by the United Nations General Assembly."
As the day approaches you may be interested in doing some reading. So to get you started, here are a few new books on the Holocaust. One can find many more in LINKcat under the subject "Holocaust, Jewish 1939-1945" and other related subjects.
- The Auschwitz Photographer: The Forgotten Story of the WWII Prisoner Who Documented Thousands of Lost Souls by Luca Crippa
- The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation by Rosemary Sullivan
- The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington
- The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor by Eddie Jaku
- In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918–1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust by Jeffrey Veidlinger
- Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love by Rebecca Frankel
- Mala's Cat: A Memoir of Survival in World War II by Mala Kacenberg
- My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbruck Survivor by Selma Van De Perre
- The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany by Gwen Strauss
- The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory by Roxane Van Iperin