Holocaust memorial days

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

Country	Date	Name	Notes
United Nations	27 January	International Holocaust Remembrance Day	It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7 on 1 November 2005 during the 42nd plenary session [1].
Israel (and many Jewish communities in other countries)	27 Nisan (April/May)	Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Day), or Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laGvura (the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day)	Both an Israeli day of remembrance and a day of remembrance observed by many Jewish communities in the United States and elsewhere in the world. The date relates both to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising which began 13 days earlier, and to the Israeli Independence Day which is eight days later.
European Union	27 January	International Holocaust Remembrance Day	Since 2005
Bulgaria	March 10		The day of the revocation of the plan to expel the country's Jewish population.
Czech Republic	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	16 July	Anniversaire de la rafle du Vélodrome d'hiver (Anniversary of the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup)	Remembrance marking the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews in Paris on this date in 1942 and their extermination at Auschwitz.
Germany	27 January	Tag des Gedenkens an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Memorial Day for the Victims of National Socialism)
Greece	27 January	Ethniki Imera Mnimis Olokaytomatos (National Holocaust Memorial Day)	since 2004 [2]
Italy	27 January	Giorno della Memoria (Memorial Day)
Netherlands	4 May	Nationale Herdenkingsdag (National Memorial Day)
Poland	19 April	Holocaust Remembrance Day	Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Romania	9 October	Ziua Naţională de Comemorare a Holocaustului (National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust)
Serbia	22 April	Dan sećanja na žrtve holokausta (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
United Kingdom	27 January	Holocaust Memorial Day
United States	8 May	Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust	Proposed by Steven Spielberg, film director of Schindler's List, 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. The world became more aware of the Holocaust when Allied troops liberated those held in Nazi concentration camps. Again another sad day
United States	8-day period, from the Sunday before Yom Hashoah to the Sunday after Yom Hashoah	Days of Remembrance of the Victims of 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.
Manitoba & Alberta, Canada	27 Nisan (April/May)	The Canadian provinces of Alberta[3] and Manitoba enacted legislation to recognize Holocaust Memorial Day in 2000.[4]

As of 2004, twelve countries observe the January 27, the day of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, including Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Scandinavian countries. In 2004 Israel designated this date as a mark of the struggle against anti-Semitism.

As of 2004, eleven countries in Europe have chosen dates related to local histories.

See also

• United Nations Holocaust Memorial
• List of Holocaust memorials and museums
• Example of prayer offered in Capitol Rotunda for civil ceremony in honor of the United States Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust.