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Request a free CD/DVD planning resource to assist you in organizing an observance for this year's National Days of Remembrance.
Request a free CD/DVD planning resource to assist you in organizing an observance for this year's National Days of Remembrance.

Justice and Accountability in the Face of Genocide: What Have We Learned?

Sixty-five years ago, the verdicts were delivered at the first Nuremberg trial. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Albert RoseSixty-five years ago, the verdicts were delivered at the first Nuremberg trial. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Albert Rose

Days of Remembrance, May 1–8, 2011

Congress established the Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust and created the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as a permanent living memorial to the victims. This year's Holocaust remembrance week is May 1–8, 2011. The theme designated by the Museum for the 2011 observance is Justice and Accountability in the Face of Genocide: What Have We Learned?


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National Days of Remembrance Commemoration, U.S. Capitol Rotunda, May 17, 2011

Watch the 2011 national Days of Remembrance ceremony, recorded live from the Rotunda.


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Tell us about your local Holocaust commemoration. How will you remember?