International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025
Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau: International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025
To honor the memory of the six million Jews and millions of other victims of the Holocaust, communities worldwide will gather for meaningful events, educational programs, and moments of reflection. Below, we’ve compiled a list of events you can participate in to pay tribute, deepen your understanding of history, and reaffirm the commitment to combating antisemitism and hate in all forms.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Events
Remembering the Shoah on TikTok – Introduction & Educational Resources
For today’s youth, TikTok is not only a platform for entertainment, but increasingly also an important source of information. In this context, the TikTok Shoah Commemoration & Education initiative, a collaborative effort of over fifty Holocaust Memorial Sites throughout the world with academic support from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, has created hundreds of TikTok videos that can and are being used in an educational context to teach about the Shoah.
(For Students and Teachers) Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a Reflection on Liberation 80 Years Later
Students are invited to join their teachers for this Echoes & Reflections webinar on January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Sheryl Ochayon from Yad Vashem explores the liberation of Auschwitz, sharing testimonies and primary sources to reveal its true impact on survivors and liberators.Â
A Series of Miracles: George’s Story of Survival as a Hidden Child
George miraculously survived the Holocaust in France by being hidden by a family friend while his parents were deported to Auschwitz. After the war, he was adopted by his great-uncle in Los Angeles, where he went on to build a successful life as a dentist, marrying, and raising two children. He now has five grandchildren and considers his life to be a series of miracles
Aftermath: How Filmmakers Responded to the Holocaust
Explore how filmmakers dramatized what their generation had just witnessed with filmmaker Peter L. Stein.