Saskatchewan remembers Holocaust victims on Holocaust Remembrance Day | globalnews.ca

Friday Annual Issue holocaust remembrance day in Canada.

The day was established on 27 January 2005 to commemorate the six million Jewish victims Holocaust and developing programs and education to prevent future genocides.

“The date is January 27th and Auschwitz was liberated,” said Simone Horwitz, associate history professor at the University of Saskatchewan.

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27 January is International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The day was recognized internationally by the United Nations General Assembly.

“Education is also one of the core principles of this United Nations Day. People are being encouraged to educate themselves and take the time to talk in groups,” Horowitz said.

Rabbi Jeremy Parnes said it is important to reflect on this day to guard against racism in the future.

“It happens anyway. We know it’s ongoing,” Parnes said. “For us, it means focusing on antisemitism and how to combat antisemitism in the form of any level of racism or hate of that sort.”

Saskatoon will host a memorial service on Saturday at 10 a.m.

“We’ll do morning prayer and tell some stories from Holocaust survivors.”

Parnes said the Regina Jewish community will host programming in April.

“We need to speak up not only for Jews, but for any minority group really being targeted in any way. I have to say that the increase in antisemitism in North America, and especially in Canada, over the last few years happened.