Holocaust Remembrance Day

If you’re a fan of the History Channel you’re probably accustomed to seeing documentaries on the Holocaust, Nazis, and Jewish culture playing in April. This is because Holocaust Remembrance Day normally falls in April. This year it’s on May 1, but I figured an explanation behind the day and some links about the Holocaust wouldn’t be remiss.

According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, “Holocaust Remembrance Day is a day that has been set aside for remembering the victims of the Holocaust and for reminding Americans of what can happen to civilized people when bigotry, hatred and indifference reign.” If you want to know more about the day and future dates, click here

There are some really amazing online resources about the holocaust. I’m going to list a few here.

USHMM Web Links
~ The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum provides a listing of categorized websites that are great for research and learning about the time period.

Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State
~This website is about the documentary that you can watch on PBS. The documentary is very good and the website takes you through the history. It’s good for those who haven’t gotten a chance to see it.

Holocaust on Trial
~ This deals with the Holocaust denial phenomenon and is the companion to the PBS documentary.

There is also some great books and movies available at the library in the 940.53 section, along with some encyclopedias of that time available in reference. If you’re interested, go check it out. We should never become blind to the past, especially when it contains horrors such as these.