It only hides - lurking until it is given the oxygen to emerge again. Unfortunately, hatred never truly goes away. The rite of remembrance becomes more urgent with each passing year, as fewer survivors remain to share their stories and open our eyes to the harms of unchecked hatred. We must never look away from the truth of what happened. We remember the cries for help that went unanswered and the bright futures cut short. The horrors of the Holocaust are painful to recount - the savage murder of innocent families and the systemic dehumanization of entire populations. I will never forget meeting with two survivors on that sacred ground and hearing their stories. Last year, I returned to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, to pay tribute to the lives that were stolen during this dark chapter of our history and to honor their memory. Together with courageous survivors, descendants of victims, and people around the world, we renew our solemn vow: “never again.” ApPresident Joe Biden's Proclamation on Days Of Remembrance Of Victims Of The Holocaust, 2023.ĭuring Yom HaShoah and throughout these days of remembrance, we mourn the six million Jews who were murdered during the horror of the Holocaust - as well as the millions of Roma and Sinti, Slavs, disabled persons, LGBTQI+ individuals, and political dissidents who were murdered at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators.
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