1979 ⟶ US Congress Designates Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust

A House Joint resolution 1014 designated 28 and 29 April 197...
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⛔ The Badges Act

The Badges Act 1960 (Abzeichengesetz 1960) prohibits the public display of Nazi symbols in Austria, and violations are punishable by up to €4000.- fine and up to 1 month imprisonment.⟶
Badges ActNazi symbolsAustriaLegislationPost-warHolocaust remembranceNeo-NazismAnti-Semitism
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📅 US Congress Designates Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust

A House Joint resolution 1014 designated 28 and 29 April 1979 as "The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust (DRVH)." After that the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust (DRVH) has been an annual 8-day period designated by the United States Congress for civic commemorations and special educational programs that help citizens remember and draw lessons from the Holocaust.⟶
US Congress Designates Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust (1979)
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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)
Holocaust DenialLegislationAntisemitismIsraelKnessetHistorical RevisionismMemoryHolocaust
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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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