#WeRemember the holocaust today because it is the 77th anniversary of the Auschwitz concentration camp liberation. We’re proud of those who stood up to hate and genocide, and remember the over 6 million murdered Jews. Here are some ways to remember.THREAD #HolocaustRemembranceDay 
NPR has some very powerful stories from Holocaust survivors. Many of them are linked here on this site. 2/10 npr.org/2022/01/27/107…
At the south end of Liberty State Park in Jersey City, where a statue stands of a soldier carrying a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp. There are monuments and resources all over the country, here are a few, starting with the Liberation Monument. 3/10 memorialproject.net/liberation-mon…
If you make it down to Washington DC, the @HolocaustMuseum offers permanent and rotating exhibitions about WWII, the holocaust, resources for teaching about the holocaust, and much more. 4/10 ushmm.org
An international organization, @TheIHRA helps educators around the world better understand and teach future generations about how and why the holocaust happened so we can make sure nothing like that ever happens again. 5/10 holocaustremembrance.com/resources/educ…
The National @WWIImuseum in New Orleans partners with the National Archive in St. Louis, Missouri to put together a research guide for veterans of WWII. The brave 16 million who fought and the additional 3.5 million that worked as civilians. 6/10 nationalww2museum.org/war/research-v…
Remember . org has a feature on their website that shows paintings from Auschwitz survivors that depict scenes inside the camp, paired with the locations on which those scenes took place. 7/10 remember.org/then-and-now
The U.N. had a formal commemoration today of the Holocaust you can watch here. 8/10 media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k…
It’s hard not to think of the holocaust and not think of the children who’s futures were stolen from them. The leaders, doctors, athletes, and teachers that were never able to have futures. It’s important to remember the horror that the world witnessed not that long ago. 9/10
We need history to remind us that what unites us is much stronger than what divides us. Hate and fear must be confronted by togetherness, acceptance, and hope. It’s incumbent on us to remember the Holocaust and use its memory to better humanity. END
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