In Israel, the national Holocaust ceremony was broadcast live from an empty Yad Vashem Monday night.
Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked on April 21. In the United States, the week-long Days of Remembrance is observed from Sunday, April 19, through Sunday, April 26. Viewers can share their remembrances and reflection online with the hashtag #WeRemember.
“Seventy-five years ago this spring, U.S. and other Allied troops liberated camps across Nazi-dominated Europe,” said Museum director Sara J. Bloomfield. “Those brave individuals who defeated Germany and its allies, finally brought an end to the genocide of European Jews. We remember the six million Jewish men, women and children whose voices, hopes and dreams were silenced. Their struggles to retain their dignity and humanity in the face of unimaginable terror and violence, and their stories of defiance, resistance and resilience remind us of what is possible in moments of crisis.”