Each year, January 27th is recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance Day—a day commemorated by the United Nations to remember the victims of The Holocaust. Keep reading to learn how you can observe this solemn day in Birmingham. About International Holocaust Remembrance Day On January 27th, 1945, the Soviet Union’s Red Army liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest and most infamous of Nazi Germany’s concentration camps. Each year since 2005, the United Nations has recognized January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “This day is important to the global Jewish community for the obvious reasons of remembering the victims of a horrific episode....