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DESCRIPTION:January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD). T
 he date marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
 \, the Nazi’s largest concentration and extermination camp. 1.1 million pe
 ople were killed in the camp\; almost 1 million of them were Jews. On this
  day in 1945\, the Soviet Army liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau and its remain
 ing prisoners. \n\nPrimo Levi\, an Italian Jew\, chronicled all he and oth
 ers endured Auschwitz\, including the camp's liberation\, in Survival in A
 uschwitz : the Nazi assault on humanity. Tova Friedman also survived Ausch
 witz. She was among the youngest survivors\, and shared her experiences de
 cades later. \n\nThe camp has become a symbol of both unimaginable cruelty
 \, but also of tremendous resilience. In 2005\, the UN’s Resolution 60/7 n
 amed January 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day in honor of the vi
 ctims of Nazism and to encourage Holocaust education. Six million Jews wer
 e killed during the Nazi regime\, along with millions of others\, includin
 g Roma-Sinti\, homosexuals\, communists\, Catholics\, and the mentally or 
 physically disabled.\n\nCommemorative Lectures\n\nɬÀï·¬'s International H
 olocaust Remembrance Day Commemorative Lectures honour the memory of Holoc
 aust victims\, raise awareness about antisemitism\, and foster education a
 nd scholarship to combat hatred and promote understanding.  \n\nOn January
  27\, 2026\, ɬÀï·¬ will welcome Professor Aliza Luft\, an Assi
 stant Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Los Angele
 s. Professor Luft will share her research on the Holocaust in France in a 
 lecture titled “Between God and Vichy: Religion\, Race\, and the Holocaust
  in France.'\n\nDate: January 27\, 2026\n\nTime: 5:00-6:30 PM\n\nLocation:
  Thomson House Ballroom\, 3650 McTavish\n\nProfessor Luft's research exami
 nes the fluctuating relationships between social identity\, ideology\, and
  interpersonal\, socio-political action in contexts marked by war and viol
 ence. Her book\, Sacred Treason: Race\, Religion\, and The Holocaust in Fr
 ance\, is forthcoming with Harvard University Press. Another book\, the se
 cond Handbook of The Sociology of Morality\, co-authored with Shai Dromi a
 nd Steve Hitlin\, was recently published by Springer. She has also publish
 ed numerous op-Eds and interviews in The Washington Post\; New Yorker\; LA
  Times\; NY Times\, and elsewhere. \n
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SUMMARY:International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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