1953 ⟶ Inauguration of Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel

Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel is inaugurated.
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✡️ The Holocaust Begins

The Holocaust. About 6 million Jews, including about 1 million children, systematically killed by Nazi Germany and other Axis powers. See also Holocaust denial.⟶
The Holocaust Begins (1939)
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🕯️ Inauguration of Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel

Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel is inaugurated.⟶
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📜 Holocaust Denial Criminalized in Israel

In Israel, a law to criminalize Holocaust denial was passed by the Knesset on 8 July 1986.⟶
Holocaust Denial Criminalized in Israel (1986)
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🗓️ Sweden Commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day has been commemorated as a national remembrance day in Sweden every year since 1999.⟶
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