International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Adult)

On January 27, 1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp – where more than one million people were sent to gas chambers and to their agonizing deaths during the Holocaust – was liberated. In 2005, that day was designated as the annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Each year, Canadians and individuals all over the world take this opportunity to remember the victims of the atrocities of the Holocaust and reflect on the dangers of anti-Semitism.

Updated January 15, 2026
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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 heartbreaking, inspiring and ultimately hopeful true story of a young girl sent to Auschwitz, who survived the Mengele's pseudo-medical experiments. With a foreword by His Holiness Pope Francis. Lidia Maksymowicz was just three years old when she arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau...
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,...
The prosecutor : one man's battle to bring Nazis to justice
Fairweather, Jack
'FIVE STARS ... Magnificent' Telegraph 'Compulsively readable' Financial Times 'Gripping and timely' The Times 'Crackingly told' Philippe Sands 'A kind of masterclass' Sebastian Junger THE NEW BOOK FROM THE BESTSELLING, COSTA...

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