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Holocaust Remembrance Day

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January 27 marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, an international day of commemoration for the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis.

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Reports & Analysis

Hitler is mobbed by supporters while standing in a car during a rally

Could Adolf Hitler's seizure of power have been prevented?

Could Adolf Hitler's seizure of power have been prevented?

Hitler's rise to power on January 30, 1933 changed world history. A new Berlin exhibition imagines other possibilities.
CultureJanuary 30, 2023
Arrival of Hungarian Jews in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

UAE may include Holocaust in school curriculums

UAE may include Holocaust in school curriculums

The UAE plans to officially introduce the Holocaust as a subject in classrooms — a rare decision in the Middle East.
PoliticsJanuary 28, 2023
Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (l) and Franziska Giffey, Governing Mayor of Berlin, lay wreaths at the memorial for homosexuals persecuted under National Socialism in Tiergarten

LGBTQ People: Germany's long-forgotten victims of the Nazis

LGBTQ People: Germany's long-forgotten victims of the Nazis

Gays, lesbians, and other LGBTQ minorities are in focus at this year's commemoration of those persecuted by the Nazis.
HistoryJanuary 27, 2023
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, in central Berlin

Jewish memorials in Berlin

Jewish memorials in Berlin

A large number of monuments and memorials across the German capital commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.
HistoryJanuary 27, 202310 images
A group of people walk in front of the main gates of the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz Birkenau

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

On January 27, the world commemorates the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and other victims of the Nazis.
PoliticsJanuary 27, 2023
Hand holding to smart phone with screen that treads Tiktok.

Holocaust remembrance on TikTok

Holocaust remembrance on TikTok

How Holocaust survivors and concentration camp memorial sites are reaching young users on TikTok in 30 seconds.
CultureJanuary 26, 2023
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In the spotlight

A blonde, blue-eyed doll at the Yad Vashem exhibition

'Sixteen Objects' exhibition marks 70 years of Yad Vashem

An exhibition by Yad Vashem shows the everyday objects of Holocaust victims in the German parliament.
HistoryJanuary 24, 202302:35 min
Dani Dayan

Yad Vashem memorial chairman flags surge in antisemitism

The head of the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem in Israel is traveling to Germany for the first time in his life.
SocietyJanuary 18, 2023
Dani Dayan, chairman of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial

'Antisemitism is thriving again in the world'

Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem, talks to DW about a global resurgence of antisemitism and how to counter it.
HistoryJanuary 18, 202312:35 min
Close-up of person holding Protestant Hymnal opened up.

Will a Nazi poet's Christmas carol remain in book of hymns?

A Christmas carol by a Nazi poet loyal to the regime is still in the Protestant hymnal, but will it be in the next one?
MusicDecember 22, 2022
Les Oubliées - "The Forgotten", a sculpture by Laura Bigot

Sachsenhausen exhibit reflects Nazi era's untold stories

A new exhibition in the Sachsenhausen museum shows how young people reflect on Nazi crimes and the fates of the victims.
HistoryNovember 25, 2022
Black and white photo of Anita Lasker-Wallfisch playing cello.

Classical music under the Nazis

A DW documentary looks into classical music during the Holocaust. For cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, it saved her life.
FilmNovember 9, 2022