On January 27, 2026, the world will observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp, by Allied forces on January 27, 1945. Established by the United Nations to ensure this history is never forgotten, the day honors the memory of six million Jews and the millions of others murdered by Nazi Germany and its collaborators in a systematic campaign of persecution and mass murder.
The Holocaust did not begin with camps; it began with words, with dehumanization, with conspiracy theories, and with institutions and leaders who looked away as hate was normalized.
Mayor Sarno states, “It is so important that we always remember and never forget our world’s history so that days and events such as the Holocaust never happen again and ensure that acts of antisemitism and hate will not be tolerated. Today, we remember all the lives lost in the Holocaust, as well as the survivors and their families. As a proud member of the Mayors United Against Antisemitism, I am proud to stand in solidarity with our Jewish community, not only on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, but each and every day. Good health and God Bless.”