"Jan. 27, 2026, marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi death camp where more than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were exterminated. Auschwitz would not only become the ultimate symbol of the horrors of the Holocaust; it would also serve as an eternal reminder of the true dangers of hate in our society. The gas chambers were not the start of the Holocaust; they were its tragic end."
"The Holocaust began when Adolf Hitler and his Nazi followers injected their hatred for Jews and non-Aryans into society. It started with verbal, then physical assaults; it continued with antisemitic laws, deportations, and resettlements; it ended with concentration camps, summary executions, and mass extermination."
"That is why education on the Holocaust is so critical to the education of all youth in the city and country. And that is why a package of bills that City Council Speaker Julie Menin is reintroducing must be passed this year and enacted into"
Auschwitz-Birkenau’s liberation anniversary is a reminder of over 1.1 million victims and the extreme consequences of hate. The Holocaust began with injected societal hatred that escalated from verbal and physical assaults to antisemitic laws, deportations, resettlements, and ultimately concentration camps and mass extermination. Antisemitism is resurging, and many people lack understanding or deny the Holocaust’s reality. Comprehensive Holocaust education for youth is essential to prevent recurrence. A legislative package has been reintroduced to fund education, strengthen security, and address rising antisemitic incidents and requires passage and enactment to implement these measures.
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