Swords Into Plowshares commemoration Archives

January 27, 2015

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, 2015

Posted 2:33pm

The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations joins colleagues today recognizing the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. In 2005 the UN General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Through this commemoration, the UN… Read more »

January 25, 2013

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

Posted 3:57pm

The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations joins colleagues today recognizing the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and conveyed the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s statement on the Commemoration. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) issued the following statement to the United Nations community: Statement by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on… Read more »

January 13, 2013

Rescue during the Holocaust: The Courage to Care

Posted 7:54pm

In 2005 the UN General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Through this commemoration, the UN system and member states of the UN honor the victims of the Nazi era and provide and develop educational programs to help… Read more »

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