International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Mayor Mamdani‬ on Bluesky noted:

[O]n International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the six million Jewish lives — and the millions of others — senselessly murdered by the Nazi regime. We remember not only the unimaginable loss, but the warning history leaves us.

This day calls on us to do more than reflect; it calls on us to act — to confront antisemitism wherever it exists and to reject all forms of hatred and dehumanization. May the memories of all those lost be a blessing — one that guides us as we build a world where every life is sacred.

US Holocaust Memorial Museum:

The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a time to remember the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution.

As we are witnessing an alarming rise of antisemitism around the globe, it is more important than ever for us to recognize the critical lessons of Holocaust history as we commemorate the victims and honor the survivors.

A White House statement, which overall is reasonable (without acknowledging that nothing is wrong with it; credit/due to whoever wrote it), ends thusly:

On this solemn day, we remember every man, woman, and child senselessly killed by the evil, depravity, and hate of the Nazi Regime—and we commend the survivors who dedicated their lives to sharing their stories while carrying the unimaginable burden of the seen and unseen scars. This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and every day, we honor their enduring resilience, faith, and strength—and we recommit to the sacred truth that every human being is made in the holy image of God.

Yes, let's be guided by some form of that final message, a sort of equal protection principle. 

Anyway, recall:

a time to remember the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution.

Some time ago, there were some overheated responses to those who said this. That is, providing education materials for IHRD involving more than the Jewish victims. Which is what the day is supposed to entail. It includes all victims of Nazi persecutions, along with the Jewish victims. 

Mayor Mamdani‬ was supposedly not someone Jews could be comfortable with. Many of these people did not feel similarly about the Trump Administration. 

Okay, I know, we are supposed to focus on other things today. But the right does have its problems.