January 27, 2024
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
“We must be listened to: above and beyond our personal experience, we have collectively witnessed a fundamental unexpected event, fundamental precisely because unexpected, not foreseen by anyone. It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say. It can happen, and it can happen everywhere.” ~
“Path“
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ~Elie Wiesel
Detain Them In Sprawling Camps
Watch the short film, “The Path to Nazi Genocide” via the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced 15 State landmarks will be illuminated yellow on the evening of Saturday, January 27 in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“The unconscionable horrors of the Holocaust are a reminder of hatred’s capacity to destroy our humanity,” Governor Hochul said. “Today we honor each of the 6 million Jewish lives lost and renew our commitment to stopping hate in all its forms.”
Landmarks to be lit include:
- 1WTC
- Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
- Kosciuszko Bridge
- The H. Carl McCall SUNY Building
- State Education Building
- Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
- Empire State Plaza
- State Fairgrounds – Main Gate & Expo Center
- Niagara Falls
- Grand Central Terminal – Pershing Square Viaduct
- Albany International Airport Gateway
- MTA LIRR – East End Gateway at Penn Station
- Fairport Lift Bridge over the Erie Canal
- Moynihan Train Hall
- Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
Banner photo: Auschwitz inmate’s shirt with inverted red triangle and letter “P” for “political” prisoner, part of 2019 MJH exhibit, “Not Long Ago, Not Far Away.”
