Auschwitz Day 2024
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Auschwitz Day 27 January 2024
January 27 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is marked in the UN, the EU, around Europe and elsewhere in the world. On Auschwitz Day in Denmark, we remember victims of the Holocaust and other genocides.
In 2024, we have a special focus on the witnesses, testimony and dissemination of history to future generations, including teaching about the Holocaust, which has just been made an explicit part of the elementary school's history canon.
Auschwitz Day takes place on Saturday 27 January 2024 at 19.00-20.30 in the Queen's Hall at the Royal Library in Copenhagen.
International Auschwitz Day is a day of remembrance where there will be testimonies from victims of the Holocaust, testimonies from the genocide against Roma and Sinti, as well as music and candle lighting.
The program for the day
Kl. 19.00 - Welcome by museum director Janus Møller Jensen, Danish Jewish Museum
Kl. 19: 05 - Speech by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen
Kl. 19: 15 - Speech by the Chairman of the Jewish Society in Denmark, Henri Goldstein
At 19:20 - Speeches by Ambassador David Akov, Israel and Ambassador Tina Krce, Croatia
TKl. 19.35 - Speech by historian Deborah Dwork, PhD, on witnesses and testimony
Kl. 19: 50 - Testimony from 3 victims of the Holocaust
Kl. 20: 10 - Lighting of candles and music by Poul Rosenbaum
Kl. 20: 15 - Conclusion v. Chairman of the Board Finn Schwarz
Kl. 20: 20 - Refreshments in The Black Diamond
Date: 27 January 2024
Time: 19.00 - 20.30
Location: The Queen's Hall in Den Sorte Diamant, Copenhagen
Registration: Free → sign up here
organizer: The program has been developed by the museum's steering group, which consists of museum director Janus Møller Jensen, museum assistant Mads Emil Kristensen, Nili Baruch from the Jewish Community in Denmark and with advice from the Danish Institute for International Studies.