Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland and International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

This resolution honors the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp and marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It urges people in the United States to remember the Jews killed in the Holocaust, the victims murdered at Auschwitz, and all who suffered under Nazi terror .

It also calls on everyone to keep working to end genocide and persecution today, and to stand firmly against all forms of antisemitism .

• Key points:
  • Who is asked to act: People in the United States
  • What it asks: Remember the victims; fight genocide and persecution; combat antisemitism
  • When: Tied to the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation and International Holocaust Remembrance Day