International Holocaust Memorial Day-Daisy Dennis-Croydon High School

On the 27 of January since 2000, International Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated. The day honors those who lost their lives to and experienced the horrors of the Holocaust. The 27th of January marks the day because it was when Auschwitz (the largest concentration camp operated by the Nazis), was emancipated by Soviet soldiers in 1945, freeing around 500 people in the camp.