2024 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

Jan 26, 2024 | Today the Museum marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a special event featuring Museum Chairman Stuart Eizenstat and the ambassadors of Israel, Poland, France and Germany, as well as the Austrian Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution. Ambassador Eizenstat expressed alarm about the dangerous eruption in antisemitism worldwide and the case before the International Court of Justice.

The event included remarks by Auschwitz survivor Irene Weiss, a memorial candle-lighting, a reading of victim’s names, and opportunities for our visiting public to engage with survivors at various places throughout the Museum building.

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