International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Sam Mostyn. Photo: Giselle Haber
January 29, 2026, 3:24 pm
Mostyn: ‘Never Again’ message more vital than ever
The Governor-General spoke from the heart at an International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at Emanuel Shule
By Shane Desiatnik
People pay their respects at Bondi Pavilion on December 16, 2025. Photo: Nadine Saacks
January 29, 2026, 1:14 pm
Antisemitism is no longer abstract
I have spent my life bearing witness as a child survivor of the Holocaust.
By Mark Spigelman
John Howard delivering the keynote address at the Sydney commemorative event. Photo: Giselle Haber
January 31, 2025, 6:11 pm
Solemn Holocaust memorial events held in Sydney, Melbourne
2025 International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies in Sydney and Melbourne also commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
By Shane Desiatnik and Carol Saffer
Holocaust survivor Olga Horak was the keynote speaker at the Sydney Jewish Museum's annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day event.
February 2, 2023, 9:34 am
‘To deal with the past is not easy’
Olga Horak delivered a moving address at the Sydney Jewish Museum to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day.
By Carly Adno
Holocaust survivor Dr Henry Ekert addresses the the Melbourne Holocaust Museum for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Photo: Jon Moss
February 2, 2023, 9:29 am
PM: Antisemitism ‘will not find a home here’
The Melbourne Holocaust Museum held an event in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
By Peter Kohn
Photo: Omar Marques/Getty Images via Kveller
February 1, 2023, 9:34 am
A Tearful Doug Emhoff Visits Auschwitz
“Standing silent is not an option. Indeed, silence is what allows vile oppressors to thrive and this malicious virus of hate to grow.”
By Lior Zaltzman
January 30, 2023, 12:37 pm
Simpsons characters depicted as Holocaust victims
'The horror of the Jewish genocide must be transmitted without filters to the new generations to protect humanity from other horrors such as the Shoah'
By David I. Klein
Auschwitz-Birkenau. Friday, January 27, is the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.
January 26, 2023, 9:12 am
‘It is their actions which were extraordinary’
The choices we make define us – to ourselves and to others. Who we are, what we stand for and what we will accept
By Peter Gaspar
Holocaust survivor Olga Horak. Photo: Giselle Haber.
January 26, 2023, 8:36 am
‘Being alive, I find this a personal triumph’
Auschwitz survivor Olga Horak will be the keynote speaker at the Sydney Jewish Museum to commemorate IHRD.
By Carly Adno
Emeritus Professor Henry Ekert. Photo: Peter Haskin
January 26, 2023, 7:51 am
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
International Holocaust Remembrance Day falls on January 27, the date Auschwitz was liberated in 1945.
By Peter Kohn
Holocaust survivor and Sydney Jewish Museum volunteer guide Eddie Jaku talking with students. He will speak at various 2018 Capital Appeal events in October.
February 20, 2022, 9:05 am
We need more and better Holocaust education
"There is a dwindling number of survivors of the Holocaust who are alive today. It will therefore be a responsibility for people in the world to make sure that their memories and their legacy survives..."
February 3, 2022, 9:32 am
PM’s Shoah reflections
'Saying never forget "means to grapple with the past, to wrestle with it, and to grapple with the idea of evil itself".'
By AJN STAFF
Julie Drexler (left) and Michelle Levitt of NSW light a memorial candle with their father, Holocaust survivor Paul Drexler. Photo: Screenshot
February 3, 2022, 9:28 am
Community, nation commemorate Shoah
Communities all around Australia commemorated the Shoah last week, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD).
By Peter Kohn
The toy butterfly on a baby's grave at Springvale Cemetery.
February 2, 2022, 10:00 am
‘Sitting at my baby’s grave, my mind turns to Auschwitz’
"Losing track of time, immersed in my thoughts, sitting, still on my son's grave, my mind returns to Auschwitz, and International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorated on the same day as liberation."
By Janine Joseph
A March of the Living participant places a message on the railway tracks at Auschwitz.Photo: Emmanuel Santos
January 27, 2022, 2:00 pm
Crucial lessons learnt from Shoah study
The message is clear – Holocaust knowledge and awareness are directly associated with a more caring and cohesive society.
By John Gandel
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