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2016 Calendar of Holocaust Remembrance Events

Posted on Jan, 13, 2016
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2016 Calendar of Holocaust Remembrance Events

“The Holocaust and Human Dignity”

banner-un-300x156The theme for the Holocaust remembrance and education activities in 2016, including the Holocaust Memorial Ceremony, is “The Holocaust and Human Dignity”. The theme links Holocaust remembrance with the founding principles of the United Nations and reaffirms faith in the dignity and worth of every person that is highlighted in the United Nations Charter, as well as the right to live free from discrimination and with equal protection under the law that is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Holocaust, which resulted in the destruction of nearly two thirds of European Jewry, remains one of the most painful reminders of the international community’s failure to protect them.

For more, visit Unesco’s website at http://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance/2016/calendar2016.html

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