“Unfortunately, this cancer has reawakened and hatred of Jews is commonplace again in many countries in the world.” “I have lived in New York for 75 years, but I still remember well the terrible time of horror and hatred,” Inge Auerbacher, an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, told the German parliament on Thursday. Experts have warned that pandemic lockdowns have led to a surge in hatred online. In all, 6 million Jews perished in the genocide, along with millions of other persecuted groups – including Roma, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Communists, homosexuals and people with disabilities.Ĭommemorations worldwide are still muted this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic - and are taking place amid a rise of antisemitism. President Joe Biden invoked the Texas synagogue attack, condemning hate, bigotry and antisemitism in all its forms.This year's commemoration comes amid a rise of antisemitism, including a recent attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, when a man took four people hostage during a Shabbat service.In all, 6 million Jews perished in the genocide, along with millions of other persecuted groups – including Roma, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Communists, homosexuals and people with disabilities.Thursday marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the date that the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated, and serves to remember the millions of victims of the Holocaust.

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