Featured Events From January:
21 January, 1882 (1 Shvat, 5642): Establish of bilu movement
27 January, 1945 (13 Shvat, 5705): The International Holocaust Remembrance Day
17 January, 1991 (2 Shvat, 5751): Operation Desert Storm in Iraq started
16 January, 1948 (5 Shvat, 5708): Lamed He the convoy of the 35 brave soldiers that were on their way to Gush Etzion
6 January, 1983 (21 Tevet, 5743): establshed-Neve Dekalim
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The International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Event Details :
Ivri Date: 13 Shvat, 5705
English Date: 27 January, 1945
Additional Details:
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which occurs on January 27, is the first universal commemoration in memory of the victims of The Holocaust. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly.
January 27 is the date, in 1945, when the largest Nazi death camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau (Poland) was liberated by Soviet troops.
Relevant Links:
1. Peulot about the holocaust