Why is the War Between the Ukraine and Russia not a Holocaust?

The war between Russia and Ukraine is a conflict between two sovereign states over territorial and political disputes, whereas the Holocaust was a systematic genocide committed by Nazi Germany during World War II that targeted and killed six million Jews and other marginalized groups. The war in Ukraine has not been characterized by the same […]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27th annually

On November 1, 2005 the United Nations General Assembly designated every January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  This day is dedicated to the 6 million plus victims of the Holocaust that occurred during World War II. Every member nation of the United Nations is encouraged to honor and remember the victims of the Holocaust […]