January 26, 2024 by Carol Britton Meyer
The Select Board recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27 at their meeting on Friday as brought forth by the Hingham Human Rights Commission.
The following statement was read: “The United Nations has 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. In 2024, the commemoration coincides with a surge in antisemitism worldwide.”