The EAJC participated in the Holocaust remembrance ceremonies.

Every year on January 27, events are held worldwide to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This day was established by United Nations resolution 60/7 on November 21, 2005, corresponding to the date on January 27, 1945, when Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.

In 2016, the World Jewish Congress, in cooperation with UNESCO, launched the annual #WeRemember campaign ahead of the memorial day. The initiative serves as a platform where heads of state, politicians, opinion leaders, celebrities, Jewish organization leaders and activists, both Jewish and non-Jewish, unite globally to preserve Holocaust memory and educate the public on its atrocities.

Israel marks this day at the state level with numerous commemorative events designed to emphasize the critical importance of preserving memory and historical facts of the Shoah.

Jewish communities and organizations throughout the Euro-Asian region actively participate in Israeli and international initiatives, alongside conducting their own series of remembrance educational programs. EAJC leadership participated in several of these events.

Specifically, EAJC Director General Dr. Haim Ben Yakov attended solemn commemorative events organized by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference). Due to the public health situation and severe weather in Israel, all events were conducted in an online format.

Earlier, the EAJC Representative Office in Central Asia, the Mitzvah Association of Jewish National Organizations in Kazakhstan, in cooperation with the UN Information Office, hosted an international online roundtable dedicated to Holocaust Remembrance Day. The meeting convened dozens of participants from Kazakhstan, Russia, Western Europe, Israel, and the United States. Speakers included heads of diplomatic missions, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan in Almaty, public and religious figures, regional Jewish community leaders from Kazakhstan, and Jewish youth.

Attendees viewed a documentary dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Shoah, followed by a presentation of the "We Remember" campaign aimed at preserving and imparting the memory of the tragic historical events of the destruction of European Jewry.

The meeting was addressed by Alexander Baron, Member of the Council of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan and President of the Association of Jewish National Organizations "Mitzvah"; Vlastimil Samek, Representative of the UN Department of Global Communications; Edwin Nathan Yabo Glusman, Ambassador of Israel to Kazakhstan; Sam Fontela, Political Officer of the US Consulate General in Almaty; Ferenc Blaumann, Consul General of Hungary; Tibor Kovacs, Consul of Hungary; Dr. Haim Ben Yakov, Director General of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC), and other distinguished speakers.

Mr. Samek opened the conference by reading the statement of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, which highlighted the Alarming rise of antisemitism worldwide. "The United Nations must always be at the forefront of the fight against antisemitism and all other forms of religious bigotry and racism. Today, we witness a troubling phenomenon — new waves of antisemitism, xenophobia, and hatred. We are witnessing the resurgence of the oldest and most stubborn form of prejudice. Attempts to deny, distort, or rewrite history of the Holocaust are multiplying. (...) We must never forget that the Holocaust could have been prevented," the UN Secretary-General stated.

EAJC Director General Dr. Haim Ben Yakov called to honor not only the memory of the six million victims of the Shoah, but also the one and a half million Jewish soldiers who fought on the frontlines of World War II. He emphasized that as the last witnesses of these tragic events pass away, the educational work of Jewish communal organizations becomes increasingly vital.

"We cannot forget the hospitality shown to the Jewish people by the nations of Central Asia and, in particular, Kazakhstan during World War II. Kazakh citizens shared their last resources to welcome refugees. The Jewish people will never forget the humanity shown to us during those difficult years. Let us remember the victims, express our gratitude to the veterans who fought on the battlefields, and do everything within our power to ensure these history matches remain in the collective memory of humanity," the EAJC Director General said.

On January 27, the Jewish Community of Armenia (JCA) held its annual commemorative ceremony at the Memorial to the Victims of the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide, erected in central Yerevan in 2006 by the community.

Participants paying tribute to the victims included representing members of the JCA, officials, Harutyun Marutyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute; Vagram Karapetyan, Director of the Moscow House in Yerevan; Christina Hansell, political representative from the US Embassy in Armenia; and a representative of the Honorary Consul of Israel in Armenia, Ashot Shakhmuradyan.

During the ceremony, Arsen Kolomeyer, an esteemed Armenian stage and film actor and JCA member, recited poetry by Yevgeny Yevtushenko and other poets. In memory of the six million lives lost during the Shoah, wreaths and flowers were laid at the monument, and memorial candles were lit.