In 2005, the U.N. General Assembly designated January 27 as an annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The resolution was adopted by consensus on November 1, 2005. January 27 is currently officially recognized as a day of remembrance for Holocaust victims in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany, because it marks the day when an advancing Soviet army liberated the largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Poland.

President's Statement - January 27, 2008

Read more about the Holocaust on these sites:

UN General Assembly: Holocaust Commemoration Announcement

United Nations: Rememberance and Beyond

USINFO: United Nations Sets Annual Holocaust Remembrance

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

NARA: Holocaust-Era Assets

NARA: Holocaust-Era Assets: A Finding Aid to Records at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland

The International Commission of Holocaust Era Insurance Claims

NARA: A Sampling of Holocaust-Era Images

Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States

Department of State Holocaust Assets Page

The Holocaust History Project

The Holocaust Chronicle

Holocaust Survivors

Holocaust Education Resources for Teachers