Cultural Observances and Awareness Events: Days of Remembrance & Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024

Days of Remembrance was established by the U.S. Congress to memorialize the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust as well as the millions of victims who were targeted for racial, political, ideological, and behavioral reasons.  Public Law 96-388 established the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and authorizes the actions of the council. Each year the President of the United States also issues a Presidential Proclamation for this observance.

The celebration dates for Days of Remembrance and Holocaust Remembrance Day vary each year according to the Hebrew calendar.  This year, Days of Remembrance, the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust, will be observed from May 5 – 12, 2023.  Remembrance Day falls on Monday May 6, 2022 and is observed each year during the week of remembrance that runs from the Sunday before Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah) through the following Sunday.

This year's theme is "Behind Every Name A Story: The Courageous." 

Below is a sampling of LRC books in support of Days of Remembrance and Holocaust Remembrance Day.  These books are either available in the LRC or can be accessed online as eBooks through our EBSCOhost eBooks Collection subscription (login using the credentials posted on the Blackboard LRC Information page or click on a book title and login with your library account credentials). Please contact the LRC if you have any questions.