The World Remembers The Holocaust As Antisemitism Rises In Pandemic

Commemorations are taking place amid a rise of antisemitism that gained traction during lockdowns as the pandemic exacerbated hatred online.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day honors the lives of the 6 million Jews killed in Nazi Germany.

Holocaust survivors and politicians warned about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial Thursday as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

German parliament speaker Baerbel Bas noted that the coronavirus pandemic has acted "like an accelerant" to already-burgeoning antisemitism.