HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...International Holocaust Remembrance Day hide International Holocaust Remembrance Day Press Statement The Secretary of State January 27, 2024 Today, and every day, we mourn the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust by the Nazis and their collaborators, as well as the Roma, Sinti, political opponents, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ individuals, and others persecuted and murdered by the Nazi regime. The Holocaust began with words – with labeling others as different, “less than,” a threat. Today, we hear disturbing words again in the midst of rising antisemitism. To honor the victims of the Nazis, we reaffirm our commitment to combating Holocaust denial and distortion by speaking out, promoting accurate Holocaust education, and by standing against hate in all its forms. The truth of the Holocaust is not up for debate, and neither is the relevance of the admonition of those who endured its horrors: “never again.” The United States stands with Holocaust victims, their families, and their descendants. We remember and we carry forward the legacy of survivors and their families when we apply the lessons of the Holocaust to combat antisemitism and other forms of intolerance. We do so as we work with people of conscience everywhere to build a world where hate has no place. Tags Antisemitism Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Education Holocaust Issues Human Rights Human Rights and Democracy LGBT Rights Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Office of the Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Office of the Spokesperson Partnerships The Secretary of State