International Holocaust Remembrance Day—also known as the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust—is an international memorial day on January 27 that commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, reaffirming a unwavering commitment to counter antisemitism, racism, and other forms of intolerance that may lead to group-targeted violence. The date marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau Concentration and Extermination Camp by Soviet troops on January 27, 1945. It was officially proclaimed International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust by the United Nations General Assembly in November, 2005.
On Tuesday, in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, afternoon host Foley Schuler will feature music, and the stories, of two composers—Marcel Tyberg and Viktor Ullmann—both of whom would tragically perish in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp within just a few months of one another, in 1944, as well as a John Williams Suite for Violin and Orchestra from the film Schindler's List.
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Public Radio.
