On January 27, the world commemorated the victims of the Holocaust and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. It was on this day in 1945 that the unit of the 1st Ukrainian Front under the command of Ukrainian-born Major Anatoly Shapiro liberated the prisoners of the largest death camp in occupied Europe in Auschwitz (in Poland), which became a terrible symbol of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. By decision of the UN General Assembly of November 1, 2005, January 27 was established as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

It is symbolic that on January 27, as part of a joint project of Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” and the Hesed Menachem Foundation, a thematic lesson was held for its students.

During the online meeting, the Museum's research associate Maryna Strilchuk told the audience about the history of the Auschwitz death camp and why January 27 later became the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Special attention was paid to the fate of one prisoner – Alma Rose, a talented violinist of Jewish origin from Vienna. From the founder of the women's chamber orchestra “Viennese Waltz Girls,” she became a prisoner of Auschwitz-Birkenau, and later became the conductor of the women's camp orchestra. At the end of the session, the participants shared their emotions and memories, talked about the fate of their relatives during the Holocaust, and together they honored the memory of 6 million victims of genocide.

At the end of the session, the participants shared their emotions and memories, talked about the fate of their relatives during the Holocaust, and together honored the memory of 6 million victims of the genocide.