The United Nations Marks the 2022 International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Holocaust Victims under the theme, 'Memory, Dignity and Justice'.
Today we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust, the Roma and Sinti, and the countless other victims of its unprecedented horror and calculated cruelty. The Holocaust defined the United Nations. Our very name was coined to describe the alliance fighting the Nazi regime and its allies. Our Charter was drafted in San Francisco as the Dachau concentration camp was liberated. The United Nations must always be on the frontline of the fight against antisemitism and all other forms of religious bigotry and racism. Today, we witness an alarming resurgence of xenophobia and hate. Antisemitism – the oldest and most persistent form of prejudice – is rising yet again. Attempts to downplay or downright deny the Holocaust are proliferating. No society is immune to irrationality or intolerance. We must never forget that the Holocaust could have been prevented. The desperate pleas of the victims fell on deaf ears. Too few spoke out, too few listened – fewer still stood up in solidarity. Remembering the past is crucial to safeguarding the future. Silence in the face of hatred is complicity. Today, let us commit to never be indifferent to the suffering of others, and never forget what happened or let it be forgotten by others. Let us pledge to always be vigilant and uphold human rights and dignity for all. Thank you.
U.N. Secretary-General.
EVENTS
The United Nations annual ceremony marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust will take place virtually this year, and will be livestreamed worldwide on 27 January at 11 a.m. Under the theme “Memory, Dignity and Justice”, the ceremony is an expression of the United Nations unwavering commitment to promoting human rights, countering anti-Semitism and racism, and to preventing future genocide.
Melissa Fleming, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, will host the ceremony. Speakers include the Secretary-General; the President of the General Assembly; and the Permanent Representatives of Israel and the United States. Holocaust scholar and philosopher, Professor John K. Roth will deliver the keynote address.
The ceremony will include testimonies from the Holocaust survivors from Canada, Israel, South Africa and the United States; children and grandchildren of Jewish and Romani Holocaust survivors; and speakers from diverse regions, age, gender and ethnicity, who will share how their values, choices and commitments to advancing human rights have been shaped by their encounters with the history of the Holocaust. Alice Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is featured.
Violinist Pinchas Zukerman and pianist Shai Wosner will perform Berceuse Sfaradite (Sephardic Lullaby) by Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984). Rabbi Arthur Schneier of Park East Synagogue and Cantor Daniel Mendelson of Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains, New York, will recite memorial prayers.
The ceremony can be watched on UN Web TV, the United Nations YouTube channel or the Twitter and Facebook pages of UN WebTV. Guests are invited to register and receive links and updates about the ceremony, or follow the conversation on social media with the hashtag #HolocaustRemembrance.
Other Holocaust remembrance and education events in early 2022 include the exhibition “After the End of the World: Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons Camps” on view at United Nations Headquarters through 20 February; a virtual civil society briefing “The Future of Memory: Holocaust Remembrance, History and New Media” (3 February); virtual screenings and discussion of the documentary The Last Survivors (10 February); and a virtual discussion with Elisabeth Anthony, author of The Compromise of Return: Viennese Jews after the Holocaust (17 February).
The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, Department of Global Communications, was established by General Assembly resolution 60/7 in 2005 to remind the world of the perspective that the Holocaust provides relevant to preventing future genocides. The Programme has established a global network of partners and developed versatile initiatives including educational resources, professional development programmes, panel discussions and exhibitions.
For more information, please contact Tracey Petersen at email: petersen3@un.org.
CONCERTS
In addition, the concert will feature artwork by Roy Nachum. Founded in 2016, the United Nations Chamber Music Society carries out the United Nations’ mission of peace, understanding and cooperation, through the universal language of music.
EXHIBITS
On 27 January 2022 we will commemorate the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, only a small group of guest, mainly survivors, will take part in the commemoration at the site of the Memorial. The entire event will be available in online broadcast.
As part of UNESCO’s annual events to mark the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, UNESCO and the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain present the exhibition “Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors” on the fences of UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. This virtual launch highlights the over 50 contemporary photos of Holocaust survivors and their families included in the exhibition, shining a light on the full lives they have lived and the collective responsibility to cherish their stories. #HolocaustRemembrance #WeRemember
Exhibition launch: Generations – Portraits of Holocaust survivors.
'Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors'. RPS Gallery, 27 Jan - 27 Mar 22
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