International Holocaust Remembrance Day for Adults

The United Nations has designated January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Updated January 17, 2025
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The happiest man on Earth the beautiful life of an Auschwitz survivor
Jaku, Eddie 
Paper Book
Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku made a vow to smile every day and believed he was the 'happiest man on earth'. In his inspirational memoir, he paid tribute to those who were lost by telling his story and sharing his wisdom. 'Eddie looked evil in the eye and met it with joy and...
The Holocaust : an unfinished history
Stone, Dan
Paper Book
'This vital history shatters many myths about the Nazi genocide . . . . surprising . . . provocative . . . fizzes with ideas. Even if you think you know the subject, you'll probably find something here to make you think' Sunday Times 'Erudite...remarkable' The...
A Little Girl in Auschwitz: A Heart-Wrenching True Story of Survival, Hope and Love
Maksymowicz, Lidia
Paper Book
The No. 1 international bestseller, with a foreword by His Holiness Pope Francis, who made headlines in 2021 when he kissed Lidia's Auschwitz identification tattoo.The unforgettable, moving true story of the little girl who survived Auschwitz's 'Angel of Death', Dr Mengele. Lidia was just three...
The piano player of Budapest : a true story of hope, survival, and music
De Bastion, Roxanne
Paper Book
One man, his piano and their miraculous survival. 'Extraordinary' Baroness Julia Neuberger 'Powerful and gruelling ... an almost unimaginable story of horror and survival' Mail on Sunday 'Stunning. A beautiful blend of action, poetry,...

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