International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023

January 28, 2023

Holocaust means destruction on a large scale. International Holocaust Day is marked to commemorate the Jewish people killed or massacred by Hitler and his army. More than six million Jews were killed during this period. The day is marked on January 27. The United Nations passed a resolution in 2004 to mark this day.

The theme of the 2023 International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Home and Belonging

Significance

The day reminds the world about the killing of more than two – thirds the Jewish population
Hitler considered them inferior and wanted to eradicate the Jewish race from planet earth
Human Rights activists and supporters consider the day a condemnation of religious harassment, intolerance, violence, and unreasonable incitement.

Why did Adolf Hitler, the Nazi leader hate Jews?

Many are of the misconception that Hitler invented hatred for Jews. No. Hatred of Jews prevailed since the middle ages. According to his book Mein Kampf, Hitler was prejudiced against Jews. Many of the German nationalists during the Hitler period were anti-jews. But their ideologies were not as cruel as that of Hitler’s.

Most Germans believe that Hitler developed a hatred for Jews because of the first world war. Germany lost the first world war. The Jews, communists, and democrats were considered responsible for the defeat of the country in the world war. And for this reason, Hitler started hating Jews vehemently.

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