(Jewish Group) Renewed scapegoating of Jews is depressingly predictable
(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)
As we prepare to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27th, are we now too far removed in time for this event to be anything more than symbolism and how is this day significant for an Irish society that was historically uninvolved in the Holocaust and has a tiny Jewish population?
In 2005, the UN passed a resolution that Holocaust Memorial Day would be recognised on January 27th every year, a day that coincides with the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp in southern Poland.
The EU and America recognise this date. Israel and a number of other countries commemorate the Holocaust in April (the day changes each year as its based on a lunar calendar) to coincide with the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
The format of each nations commemoration varies slightly but usually involves readings by Holocaust survivors, senior politicians, diplomats, a few famous notables and school children.
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