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In January, the Holocaust is commemorated internationally. In the Bundestag, a hitherto neglected group of victims is to be the focus for the first time.
For this year Holocaust Remembrance Day For the first time, the Bundestag commemorates persecuted sexual minorities that have not previously been part of the official commemoration. Which events are planned in Germany and how the day is celebrated internationally. The most important questions and answers on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
What is Holocaust Remembrance Day meant to commemorate?
Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorates the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp on January 27, 1945. 78 years ago, Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet troops. Around 1.1 million people were murdered there by the National Socialists.
How long has Holocaust Remembrance Day existed?
The Holocaust Remembrance Day was introduced in 1996 by the then Federal President Roman Herzog. On January 27, 2023, the victims of the National Socialism thought.
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Is Holocaust Remembrance Day only celebrated in Germany?
no Since 2006, January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, has been celebrated worldwide with commemorative events, exhibitions, conferences and prayers for the victims of the National Socialist extermination of Jews remind.
In New York, in the UN General Assembly commemorated the victims of the Holocaust on January 27th. The event, at which UN Secretary-General Guterres will give a speech, among others, aims to remind people of their responsibility to stand up to hate.
What is the program for Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2023?
in the Bundestag will also be commemorated this year in a commemoration of the victims of National Socialism. At 10 a.m., the President of the Bundestag, Bärbel Bas, will open the day of remembrance with a speech in the plenary hall. Several speakers from the victim groups will take the floor during the course.
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The event will be attended by representatives of all constitutional bodies. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier are expected again this year. Also invited are young people who took part in this year’s Bundestag youth meeting.
To commemorate the 500,000 murdered by the Third Reich Sinti and Roma invites, among others, the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma. speak survivors, victims’ representatives and Bundestag Vice President Petra Pau.
What is special about the 2023 program?
2023 stands above all the National Socialist persecution of sexual minorities in focus. Because until now there has been no official Bundestag commemoration of queer people who were persecuted and murdered by the Nazis. A petition by representatives from science, civil society and victims’ associations has been calling for this for years.
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After a speech by Holocaust survivor Rozetta Katz, actors become sexual in the Bundestag two life stories in National Socialism pursued introduce: After several internments in National Socialist concentration camps in the Federal Republic of Germany, Karl Gorath was sentenced again for his homosexuality.
Mary Pünje was arrested in 1940 as a “lesbian”. In the spring of 1942 she was assigned to a gas murder facility used “nursing facility” murdered. Following the biographies, Klaus Schirdewahn is presented as a representative of the queer Community take the floor.
How can I participate in Holocaust Remembrance Day myself?
There are different ways to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. In Germany there are numerous public commemorative events held, which are accessible to everyone.
At the memorial to the murdered Sinti and Roma in Berlin, for example, all the people who fell victim to National Socialist despotism are commemorated. In addition, in many memorials like the Buchenwald concentration camp, smaller and larger memorial ceremonies were planned.
How is Holocaust Remembrance Day celebrated in Israel?
In Israel, the so-called “Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day” is not celebrated until April 18th. This year will mark the 80th anniversary of the 1943 Jewish uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto. The central events take place in the memorial Yad Vashem instead of. Cinemas, theaters and other entertainment venues remain closed.
On the eve of the commemoration day, the Israeli President and prime minister and survivors and descendants to commemorate the terror against the Jewish people. Six torches are lit to represent the six million murdered Jews.
The day of remembrance begins the following morning sirens, which stop all life for two minutes. Work stops, cars stop and all residents stand still.
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What’s next after January 27th?
On the occasion of the commemoration day, the director of the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem, Dani Dayan. On February 24th, together with Bundestag President Bärbel Bas, he will open the exhibition in the Bundestag “Sixteen Objects – Seventy Years of Yad Vashem” open.
The 16 objects are on loan from the memorial Yad Vashem and were once brought to Israel by Jews fleeing Germany. The personal items belonged to members of Jewish communities in Germany and are representative of the 16 German federal states.
These symbols of lost Jewish life in Germany can be seen from January 25th to February 18th Paul Löbe House be visited. (os)
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