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Holocaust Memorial Day or Holocaust Remembrance Day may refer to one of several commemorations of the Holocaust.

Country	Date	Name	Notes
United Nations United Nations The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...	27 January	International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide that resulted in the annihilation of 6 million European Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime.. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly...	It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7 on 1 November 2005 during the 42nd plenary session.
Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (and many Jewish communities outside of Israel)	27 Nisan Nisan Nisan is the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh month of the civil year, on the Hebrew calendar. The name of the month is Babylonian; in the Torah it is called the month of the Aviv, referring to the month in which barley was ripe. It is a spring month of 30 days... (April/May)	Yom HaShoah Yom HaShoah Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG'vurah , known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews and five million others who perished in the... (Holocaust Day), or Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laGvura (Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day)	Both an Israeli holiday Public holidays in Israel Note: for exact dates in the Gregorian calendar see Jewish holidays 2000-2050.Israeli law designates 9 days of official holiday during the year. Of these, Independence Day is supposed to be observed by all citizens, while others are Jewish religious holidays which non-Jews or non-Jewish communities... , more accurately an official date of remembrance, and also a holiday or holy day commemorated and observed by many Jewish communities in the United States and around the world. Although secular in the sense that there are no religious obligations or prohibitions, special prayers and rituals have developed over the years, such as lighting six memorial candles—one for each million of the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust. In Israel, an official state memorial service is held at 8 p.m. on the eve of Yom HaShoah Yom HaShoah Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG'vurah , known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews and five million others who perished in the... at Yad Vashem Yad Vashem Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.... (note that all dates on the Jewish calendar begin at sunset and end at nightfall on the next day), which is attended by Israel's president, prime minister, chief rabbis and other invited dignatories and guests including Holocaust survivors, six of whom are chosen to light a memorial torch; the service is broadcast in full on television. In addition, many congregations and other Jewish groups in Israel and around the world hold their own memorial services that evening, and many individuals light a memorial candle ("yahrzeit candle") at home. Restaurants and places of entertainment are closed by law throughout Israel for Yom HaShoah, and television and radio programming is primarily dedicated to Holocaust-related issues. On the morning of Yom HaShoah, a two minute siren sounds throughout the country, during which people—including those driving—stop whatever they are doing and stand at silent attention in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
European Union European Union The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...	27 January	International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide that resulted in the annihilation of 6 million European Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime.. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly...	since 2005
Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	27 January	Den pamatky obeti holocaustu a predchazeni zlocinu proti lidskosti (Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust and Prevention of Crimes against Humanity)
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	16 July	Anniversaire de la rafle du Vélodrome d'hiver (Anniversary of the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup)	Remembrance marking the mass arrest Mass arrest A mass arrest occurs when the police apprehend large numbers of suspects at once. This sometimes occurs at illegal protests. Some mass arrests are also used in an effort combat gang activity. This is sometimes controversial, and lawsuits sometimes result... of 13,152 Jews in Paris on this date in 1942 and their extermination at Auschwitz.
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	27 January	Tag des Gedenkens an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Memorial Day for the Victims of National Socialism Nazism Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany... )
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	27 January	Giorno della Memoria (Memorial Day)
Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	4 May	Nationale Herdenkingsdag (National Memorial Day)
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	19 April	Holocaust Remembrance Day	Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Warsaw Ghetto Uprising The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the Jewish resistance that arose within the Warsaw Ghetto in German occupied Poland during World War II, and which opposed Nazi Germany's effort to transport the remaining ghetto population to Treblinka extermination camp....
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	27 January	Holocaust Memorial Day Holocaust Memorial Day (UK) Holocaust Memorial Day is a national event in the United Kingdom dedicated to the remembrance of the victims of The Holocaust. It was first held in January 2001 and has been on the same date every year since...
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	8 May	Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust is an annual 8-day period designated by the United States Congress for civic commemorations and special educational programs that help citizens remember and draw lessons from the Holocaust...	Proposed by Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an... , film director of Schindler's List Schindler's List Schindler's List is a 1993 American film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on the novel Schindler's Ark... a story of a Nazi party member who saved 1,100 Jews from extermination. Not a federal holiday, but in 2005 the United States had a "moment of silence" on the 60th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by... . The world became more aware of the Holocaust when Allied troops liberated those held in Nazi concentration camps.
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	8-day period, from the Sunday before Yom Hashoah to the Sunday after Yom Hashoah	Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust is an annual 8-day period designated by the United States Congress for civic commemorations and special educational programs that help citizens remember and draw lessons from the Holocaust... (DRVH)	Established by Congress as the period for remembrance programs and ceremonies, with the participation of States, Cities, and military ships and stations. The annual National Civic Commemoration is held in the Capitol Rotunda. The US Holocaust Memorial Museum provides support materials linked to an annual theme. The Department of Defense produced a resource guide for military programs.
Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	9 October	Ziua Naţională de Comemorare a Holocaustului National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust The National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust The National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust The National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust (Ziua Naţională de Comemorare a Holocaustului in Romanian, is a national event held on October 9 in Romania. It is dedicated to the remembrance of the... (National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust)
Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	27 Nisan Nisan Nisan is the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh month of the civil year, on the Hebrew calendar. The name of the month is Babylonian; in the Torah it is called the month of the Aviv, referring to the month in which barley was ripe. It is a spring month of 30 days... (April/May)	The Canadian province of Manitoba enacted legislation to recognize Holocaust Memorial Day in 2000.http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/h068e.php

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